Should DBAs have local administrator rights?
This was actually spurred by a post from Ted Krueger (@onpnt), which led to a short, but hearty, discussion on...
2009-11-20
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Capturing IO Patterns
We often take the advice given to us on forums or in articles at face value. Even though the authors...
2009-11-20
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I’m Missing Data
One of the things that I thought about doing after the 2008 PASS Summit was to bring someone along with...
2009-11-20
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How to Create a Reporting Services 2005/2008 Template
At most large companies one business requirement is that all reports have the same look and feel. This may vary...
2009-11-20
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MDX, DMX, and XMLA Templates
One of the most underused features in SSMS is the additional templates that are available for MDX, DMX, and XMLA....
2009-11-20
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Get 25% Off SQL Server E-Learning from Microsoft
Not all DBAs have the opportunity to attend formal classroom training or attend conferences. While there are many SQL Server...
2009-11-20
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Book Review: The Cleaner
I read The Deceived a few weeks back and enjoyed it, even though it was the 2nd book in the...
2009-11-19
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Load Windows 7 with a Thumb Drive
With the explosion of Netbooks, it has become important to find new ways to load operating systems. I recently picked...
2009-11-19
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SQL Job Ownership Article on SSC.Com
Today, Please see my featured article appearing on SQLServerCentral.com discussing SQL Agent Job Ownership.
Have you ever had a situation...
2009-11-19
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Licensing For Everyone
I used to really try not to over-license in the small companies I worked at. It seems I’d spend a...
2009-11-19
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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