Critiquing Free Events
Yesterday I wrote about expectations at free events, basically saying they don’t differ a lot from paid events. The next...
2010-03-23
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Access Analysis Services via T-SQL?
It occurred to me the other day that it might be interesting to manage aggregates in an SQL Server database...
2010-03-22
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Why UniqueIdentifier is a Bad Choice for a Clustered Index in SQL Server
I had a question today about why it was “bad” to use a UniqueIdentifier as the data type for a...
2010-03-22
9,386 reads
SSWUG Ultimate vConference Discount Code
The SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference is coming up on April 7, 8, and 9th. This is three days of very...
2010-03-22
835 reads
SP_SPACEUSED & SP_MSTABLESPACE
Take a look two SP inside the sys Procedure in SQL Server 2008 (included also in the SQL Server 2005),...
2010-03-22
4,559 reads
Be Responsible in your blogging and posting
I have been awarded the MVP award from Microsoft a few years in a row and it’s an honor, but...
2010-03-22
673 reads
More Thoughts on Certification
After a great response to my last post on Certification, I need to post my thoughts on 70-450 PRO: Designing,...
2010-03-22
583 reads
PASS BI Virtual Chapter
Did you know that PASS has virtual chapters, allowing members to participate in virtual meetings that are geographically agnostic? One...
2010-03-22
1,223 reads
Don't Throw Something New In At Production Deployment
This post comes from a conversation I had with a developer last week as well as my experiences over the...
2010-03-22
1,821 reads
Free Events – It’s All About Expectations
Isn’t free enough? If you go to a free event do you have a right to complain? Or, if you...
2010-03-22
982 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
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Car Update September 2026
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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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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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