New Years Aspirations – Kevin Kline – Presenting
I’ve been very privileged to be able to work alongside Kevin on a few projects during our time together at...
2013-01-25
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Replication Latency
I've used Replication a lot over the years and contrary to the opinions of most DBA’s I know, I think it...
2013-01-25
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SQL Server Non Clustered Index Tutorial for Beginners
In the past I have come across comments like SQL Server is slow (small tables) or interviews where someone had...
2013-01-25
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Backup SQL database directly to Azure Storage
There is a new CU update for SQL 2012 SP1 and I noticed a very interesting new feature described in...
2013-01-25
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Day 20 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: The Case of the Backups That Wouldn’t Restore
I have decided to spend day 20 of my 31 Days of Disaster Recovery series by relating a true tale...
2013-01-25
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I'm an Administrator Why Can't I Copy Files
Hello Dear Reader! I've been working on setting up a virtual environment for quite some time. When last I wrote...
2013-01-31 (first published: 2013-01-24)
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Audit Configuration Changes
Do you know the last time a Server Property was changed on your instances of SQL Server? Are you wondering when the setting for max degree of parallelism was...
2013-01-24
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Audit Configuration Changes
Do you know the last time a Server Property was changed on your instances of SQL Server?
Are you wondering when...
2013-01-30 (first published: 2013-01-24)
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If You Need To Fix Database Filename Extensions
In a recent post I showed how the file extension for a database doesn’t matter. It can be confusing, however,...
2013-01-24
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SQLSaturday 194 (Exeter)
It’s an exciting time for SQL Server Professionals in the South West of the UK, we’re now just a few...
2013-01-24
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Blogs
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Forums
SSL/TLS Cert Validity Periods Decreasing
Hi, to all of you who are using CA certs on SQL Server boxes...
It's Never Just One Thing
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Calculating Min-Max Normalization in PowerBI
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Question of the Day
Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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