SQLSaturday 21 – Orlando Announced!
Andy Warren and crew at OPASS have announced that SQLSaturday 21 – Orlando will be held at Seminole Community College, 100...
2009-07-28
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ActiveAugust –> Getting More Fit
ActiveAugust started as a discussion on Twitter and Mike Walsh (@mike_walsh) has set the bar with his blog post about...
2009-07-28
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When did this statement start?
UPDATE: This post is incorrect. Adam nailed it in the comments. I explain my mistake here.
A question came up over...
2009-07-28
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Kids at Work
My daughter has gotten into a few podcasts andhas fun with it. Occassionally she interrupts me, and that happened yesterday....
2009-07-28
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SQLSaturday #21 in Orlando on October 17, 2009
I had hoped to announce this much sooner, sometimes the wheels turn slowly. But turn they do! We’re back at...
2009-07-28
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SQL Logins For Windows Domain Accounts Limited To Pre-Windows 2000 Format
You may have noticed that when you create a login on a SQL server that's mapped to a Windows domain...
2009-07-28
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PASS Bylaws Updated
Bill Graziano just made the announcement about the changes to the bylaws being published. No sweeping changes, for the most...
2009-07-28
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Active August - Are You Onboard?
Thanks to Mike Walsh for really getting this started. Active August is similar to Fit February where folks endeavor to...
2009-07-28
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Are you looking at virtualizing SQL Servers?
I wrote an editorial for today on virtualization and some hints about how to plan a project. However I wonder...
2009-07-28
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Why Make Up Test Data? Snag Some Government Data
… and by government data, I mean the mountain of data recently made available by the G-Men on Data.gov. This site...
2009-07-28
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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