Documenting databases

Open any book or article about database development and administration, and I can all but guarantee that you will find a section for database documentation that describes its importance,...

Killing databases in SQL Server on Linux

Bit of fun this week with something that a colleague of mine noticed when playing around with SQL Server on...

I used to shrink my databases!

This is an entry level post and a response to SQLEspresso’s blog challenge(http://sqlespresso.com/2017/01/10/ooops-was-that-was-me-blog-challenge) where we share mistakes from our “younger”...

SQL Server Service Information

DMV: sys.dm_server_services
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 and SQL Server 2012 has a new set of DMVs. One of them...

Ooops! Was that me? (Blog Challenge)

We have all made mistakes in our careers, I thought I’d share one of mine as a quick tip to...

AlwaysON RECOVERY PENDING SQL Server Bugs Enhancement Requests T-SQL Tuesday

AdvertisementsThis month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic is “SQL Server Bugs & Enhancement Requests” and hosted by my favorite and inspirational Brent Ozar.
 

 
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The Most Lacking Feature In SSRS (7 years and no fix?)

This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday prompt. T-SQL Tuesday was created by Adam Machanic and is a way for SQL users to share ideas about...

T-SQL Tuesday #86: Enhancement Requests

On the second Tuesday of each month, the SQL Server universe all comes together to blog about a topic. Known...

Increased Productivity with the Pomodoro Technique – TAPtips

Today's TAPtips is about Increased Productivity with the Pomodoro Technique.  Have you tried the Pomodoro Technique? If so, what were...

My first Microsoft MVP Award!

Exactly 10 years ago I started my career as a Software developer in a Bank, which for me meant directing my career in the fields of data analysis, processing...