Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY

This story began as they almost always do - with a page at 4am local time...

'Alert: SQL Failed Jobs on InstanceName...

2014-07-31

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End of Mainstream Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2

by Andy Galbraith

Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY

@DBA_ANDY: A reminder to all #sqlserver peeps out there and *especially* to our clients: #sql2008 #sql20008R2 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2014/07/09/end-of-mainstream-support-for-sql-server-2008-and-sql-server-2008-r2.aspx#Ntirety
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What does...

2014-07-14

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Why Is your datetime saved as a bigint anyway?

by Andy Galbraith

Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY

Yet another issue I had never seen before - thankfully this time I was able to find a relatively quick answer.

On...

2014-06-26

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Handling Perfmon Logs with Relog

by Andy Galbraith

Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY

In a recent situation, I was tasked by a client to check one of their servers which they believed to...

2014-06-03 (first published: 2014-05-29)

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Come to #SQLSAT307 in Iowa City!

by Andy Galbraith

Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY

June 6th & 7th in Iowa City - Friday precons & Saturday all day sessions! I will be presenting on Maintaining your SQL...

2014-05-23

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Why Won't My Clustered Instance Start?

by Andy Galbraith

Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY

Last weekend I had a client page me in the middle of the night (because, of course, these things always...

2014-05-21

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T-SQL Tuesday #54 - Interviews and Hiring

by Andy Galbraith

Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog/@BorisHristov) and his chosen topic is “Interviews and Hiring” – specifically interviewing...

2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-13)

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