Acronis True Image 2009 - Cloning a Disk
With my hard drive failing in the laptop recently, I scrambled to do something. I was on the road, and...
2009-07-17
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File/Folder/Share Permissions for DBAs and Database Developers
Every so often I run into a fellow DBA or database developer who isn't crystal clear on how file/folder and...
2009-07-16
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One of these keys is just like the other
I've been tech editing Michael Cole's new book on Encryption in SQL Server, which is due out in August or...
2009-07-16
351 reads
Upgrade Your Laptop to Solid State Drive
Saw an announcement in Eweek about this, so went looking and found this review of the Imation SSD Upgrade Kit....
2009-07-15
566 reads
Help Me Name My New Blog
I am in the process of creating a new blog, but I am having difficulty coming up with a good...
2009-07-15
1,201 reads
Rant: Updating Application Databases the Right Way
Recently, a fellow DBA showed me a set of documentation on a commercially available product. This is a product people...
2009-07-15
1,787 reads
Off Topic – Why I’m unclebiguns on Twitter
There may be some people wondering why I go by the name @unclebiguns on Twitter. I am basing this on...
2009-07-15
398 reads
July OPASS Meeting Recap
Last night I attended, along with about 20 others, the latest and greatest OPASS meeting. I got there early to...
2009-07-15
532 reads
Connector Editorial for July 15, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-07-15
426 reads
[Off-Topic] Looking Beyond the Technology
I've been quiet as of late, pretty much ever since i went to Bethany Summer Youth Camp (BSYC) as a...
2009-07-15
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Invitation: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
My T-SQL Tuesday #201 invitation. Do temp tables help performance or hurt it? I...
Monday Monitor Tips: The MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on...
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
Forums
Test topic for spam filtering
A new thread for testing the spam filter. Adding a link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Removing production permissions when restoring database to non-prod
Hello experts, An application team has asked us to modify a SQL Agent job....
Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors with Window Functions
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors...