Surface: Standard Onscreen Keyboard
If you feel that the default on-screen keyboard on the Surface RT isn't sufficient, you can enable what I would...
2012-11-19
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Bob Duffy
ok, everyone has their favorite SQL guru and favorite SQL tips. There are some people whose names you associate with...
2012-11-19
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Time Pass With Transaction Log - Part 3 fn_dblog
As part of this Transaction Log Internals series, In this article we are going to observe the use of fn_dblog and some of its important...
2012-11-19
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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (Nov 2012)
Here is the November 2012 version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2012-11-16
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Rules of Holes #4: Do You Have the BIG Picture?
Some folks decry the concept of being in a 'Hole'. For them, there is no such thing as 'Technical Debt', no such thing as maintaining weak and wobbly legacy...
2012-11-16
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Rules of Holes #4: Do You Have the BIG Picture?
Some folks decry the concept of being in a 'Hole'. For them, there is no such thing as 'Technical Debt', no such thing as maintaining weak and wobbly legacy...
2012-11-16
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #173 in Washington DC
I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #173 in Washington DC at the Microsoft MTC in Chevy Chase, MD, to speak on...
2012-11-16
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysmembers
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-11-16
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Rules of Holes #4: Do You Have the BIG Picture?
Some folks decry the concept of being in a 'Hole'. For them, there is no such thing as 'Technical Debt',...
2012-11-16
852 reads
HP Announcement: PDW V2 Appliance Features
HP Announcement: PDW V2 Appliance Features New features for the HP’s Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) V2 appliance for SQL Server PDW have been announced! Highlights: Lower price point (backup...
2012-11-16
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Blogs
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...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
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