Upcoming Speaking Engagements for Q4
In the next few months, I’ll be giving a couple of talks on SQL Server business intelligence. For October, I...
2009-09-18
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SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP – Utility Control Point (UTP)
I finally carved out some time in my day to try and get the August CTP of SQL Server 2008...
2009-09-18
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SQL Server High Availabilty Webinar
Always On: SQL Server High Availabilty
Just wanted to tell you all about a fantastic Webinar on SQL Server High Availability,...
2009-09-18
947 reads
Prepping for SQL Connections in Las Vegas
I started watching Leverage this season, after it was recommended by Wil Wheaton (blog/twitter). For those of you that don't...
2009-09-18
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Building a Chair – Part 2
Last week I posted Part 1 and Steve Jones gave some grief about not posting some pictures (rightfully so) of...
2009-09-17
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems - The Basics of Spinning Disks
Your servers are only as fast as the slowest part, hard drives.To feed other parts of the system we have...
2009-09-17
3,335 reads
SSMS "Connect to Database Engine" Prompt Behavior When Dragging And Dropping Files
A minor annoyance of mine for a long time has been how SSMS will sometimes prompt you to connect to...
2009-09-17
383 reads
SQL Server Job Trends on Graphs
A colleague pointed out a site that collects a lot of job posting data and exposes graphs - so I've taken...
2009-09-17
4,231 reads
Interacticely sorting columns in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Business Intelligence Developers Studio (aka BIDS) for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services makes creating engaging and dynamic reports nearly...
2009-09-17
1,226 reads
The Boss Is Always Right
Bet you’re ready to disagree, right? I’ve had this on my list to write about for a while. One trend...
2009-09-17
1,355 reads
Blogs
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices
By SQLPals
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices In...
Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026 Report is out
By Brian Kelley
Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing are two areas of emerging technology that receive most...
How I Troubleshoot a Slow SQL Server Live
No two SQL Server environments are alike. A fix that resolves a performance issue...
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A Limited Startup
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