Outtakes
Sometimes I think I’m quite the goober. Alternately I’ll laugh or put my head in my hands as I try...
2010-04-01
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Powershell – Useful Resources
One of my aims at the start of the year was to improve my Powershell and scripting skills. I run...
2010-04-01
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April Question: What advice would you offer a novice DBA in order to help them along in their career?
Post your responses to the above SQL Aloha Question of the Month in the comments section below (at www.bradmcgehee.com if...
2010-04-01
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PASS, Microsoft, and Certification
Steve Jones’ (@way0utwest) recent SQLServerCentral editorial, The Missing Certification, has spawned a vigorous debate about what the missing certification should...
2010-04-01
1,430 reads
April Fools is Fun
Some good jokes going around, and the few I wrote for SQLServerCentral went over well. There was a good one...
2010-04-01
566 reads
Goal Review Q1
As we close out the First Quarter of 2010 it is time to review progress made on the Goals I...
2010-04-01
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Announcing Quantum Compare v1.01
I bet most of you use some type of diff/comparison tool at work. Probably one for the file system and...
2010-04-01
546 reads
Career Advice - Moving to Oracle
I’ve always said that it didn’t matter what the database was. If it could do the job then it’s worth...
2010-04-01
419 reads
Index Info
I recently came across an interesting script to help show index info and usage. As I began to dissect the...
2010-03-31
2,008 reads
HP Data Protector - SQL Server 2008 Supported, but Compatibility Pack 2005 Required
Recently, we found out that HP Data Protector had an update, and I took for granted that this update would...
2010-03-31
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Question of the Day
Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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