Day 25 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Improving Performance of Backups and Restores
My series 31 Days of Disaster recovery has been on hiatus due mostly to illness. I’ve been battling a chest...
2013-02-10
1,300 reads
The PASS BA Conference–Good Idea or Not?
Ever since it was announced I’ve been ambivalent about the PASS Business Analytics Conference. I believe PASS should look for...
2013-02-09
850 reads
A Month of PowerShell – Day 9 (Getting Started with SMO)
Welcome to Day 9 of my “A Month of PowerShell” series. This series will use the series landing page on...
2013-02-09
6,057 reads
Don Gabor Presents Mastering the Art of Conversation and Making Business Contacts in NYC
My friend Don Gabor is presenting a two hour seminar titled “Mastering the Art of Conversation and Making Business Contacts”...
2013-02-09
770 reads
SQLSaturday #200 in Philadelphia (And Vacation)
I’m planning to attend SQLSaturday #200 in Philadelphia on June 1, 2013. Number 200! This will be my first trip...
2013-02-09
607 reads
Check the version of Windows Installer !
This post is a quick tip to find the version of Windows Installer installed on your box.
You might wonder why...
2013-02-09
1,216 reads
Speaking at PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter
I will be speaking at the PASS Database Administration Virtual Chapter on February 13, 2013 at 12PM MST. I will...
2013-02-09
806 reads
Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #1: Quick Explore
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2013-02-08
1,380 reads
How to break a high end de-duplication backup device
I have been working with a client recently who purchased a nice top of the line de-duplication backup device in...
2013-02-08
1,086 reads
Excel 2013 Inquire Add-in
What is Inquire
The Inquire Add-in for Excel 2013 helps you analyze and review your workbooks for things like relationships, invalid...
2013-02-08
2,271 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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