The Best Thing I Learned At PASS
Note: I'm writing this as part of the "Best Thing I Learned At PASS" contest. Why? Because if I win...
2009-07-01
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Transaction Rollbacks with Identity Values
Have you ever noticed unexpected gaps in sequences in IDENTITY columns? Even though you’ve got transactions set up for your...
2009-07-01
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HP Netbook 1030NR Setup
Unpacking the netbook was pretty simple. Open it, grab the large one page poster, and then the netbook. There were...
2009-07-01
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How to Become an Exceptional DBA, 2nd Edition, Now Available Free
About a year ago, the first edition of my book, How to Become an Exceptional DBA, was published. It was...
2009-07-01
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HP Netbook Mini 1030NR
It was not what I expected. When I was leaving for a run this morning, I decided to apply an...
2009-07-01
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Powershell SQL Server Backup/Restore
I posted a script on Poshcode for doing backups and restores of SQL Server databases using SMO. The script is...
2009-07-01
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Connector Editorial for July 1, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-06-30
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Querying the Procedural Cache on Canada Day (July 1st)
The goal of this post is to understand the procedure cache and execution plans to ensure we use fewer resources...
2009-06-30
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SSIS - Creating a Deployment Manifest
Using a Deployment Manifest in SSIS allows you to deploy a set of packages to a target location using a...
2009-06-30
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Unwired for Days
Today is the first day that I've really had any significant time on the computer over vacation. That probably sounds...
2009-06-30
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Blogs
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...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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