Examing database shared locks using sys.dm_tran_locks
If you’ve worked with Microsoft SQL Server for any length of time, you’re probably already aware that SQL Server uses...
2009-08-25
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Kalen Delaney Joins The SQLSaturday Advisory Council
Last but certainly not least we’ve just announced Kalen Delaney as a member of the Advisory Council. Now that we...
2009-08-25
576 reads
New Book
Well, three chapters. The latest book I worked on is up at Apress. I only have three chapters in this...
2009-08-25
565 reads
The Need for a College Degree
I'm reading through Brad McGehee'sHow to Be an Exceptional DBAand in chapter 4 he talks about having the right skill...
2009-08-24
2,429 reads
PASS Board of Directors Call for Nominations
This is just a reminder that the call for nominations for the PASS Boards of Directors is open. The final...
2009-08-24
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SQLSaturday #23 - Session Submitted
I'm committed to SQLSaturday #23 in Louisville on October 24, 2009. I got a note the other day from the...
2009-08-24
736 reads
Spare Yourself Installation Issues by Downloading the Latest SQL 2008 ISO Image
Recently, we began the install of a new instance on a VMware Host and ran into an issue with a problematic outdated...
2009-08-24
970 reads
Stats blob corruptions
There have been a couple odd types of corruption that I’ve been seeing on the forums. I want to take...
2009-08-24
372 reads
Types Matter!
Louis Davidson (@DrSql) had an excellent series on his blog on the Pillars of Database Design and the one of...
2009-08-24
439 reads
Article Of the Week
I really enjoy reading technical articles. They often enlighten me on new technologies or provide me with a new way...
2009-08-24
954 reads
Blogs
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...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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