Dr. DMV Script for Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta
Here is the script that has the diagnostic queries that I will be using during my presentation at the Rocky...
2010-02-26
2,773 reads
Help with Learning Powershell
If you’re not reading Buck Woody’s blog, why not? Today he posted a helpful hint for getting performance counters directly...
2010-02-26
1,406 reads
Article in SQL Server Magazine on SQL IO Stastics.......
Article on I/O tips appearing on SQLMag.com
If you've followed my blog, you know I've written on various topics, including I/O...
2010-02-26
1,946 reads
Driving Issues with software
This is an interesting piece, talking about some of the software issues with Toyota and how that might come to...
2010-02-26
1,469 reads
User Group Leaders: Who Are Your Members?
At the MVP Summit last week, I was talking with fellow Dallas-area tweep Sean McCown about our local SQL Server...
2010-02-26
1,644 reads
Book Review: Orbit by John J. Nance
Just finished re-reading Orbit ($15 or less at Amazon) after picking it up for a $1 at Books a Million...
2010-02-26
1,581 reads
What I’ve Read and Recommend to Others – General Database and Theory by C.J. Date
Date on Database: Writings 2000-2006
This is a collection of writings by C.J. Date, one of the fathers of the relational...
2010-02-26
1,886 reads
More Snapshot Backups
I got some more feedback from my Connect item on allowing snapshot backups. They took notice, but I heard the...
2010-02-26
1,563 reads
Suncoast Technology Forum Tech Fest Event 2010
I presented a 30 minute session at Suncoast Technology Forum Tech Fest on Windows Scripting Automation with Powershell: "This session will...
2010-02-26
1,760 reads
Speaking in Cambridge, England March 24, 2010
If you are near Cambridge, England, I will be speaking at the Cambridge SQL Server Users Group on Wednesday, March...
2010-02-25
1,544 reads
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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Checking the Error Log II
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