Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) benefits made simple
I have heard people say that the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) is Microsoft’s best kept secret. So let me give a...
2014-03-18
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Where is my Availability Group?
In SQL Server 2012 we got this great new high availability feature called availability groups. With readable secondaries under the...
2014-03-21 (first published: 2014-03-18)
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Finding Mistakes
Ever had that moment where you start getting errors from code that you’ve tested a million times? I had that...
2014-03-18
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Reminder: Orlando Code Camp Is This Weekend (March 22, 2014) and It’s Not Just For Developers!
I’ll be attending the Orlando Code Camp this weekend. I know it says “code”, but there is a SQL Server...
2014-03-18
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A Minute About Minute Key
You may have seen these minuteKey boxes at your local home supply store (Lowes has it near me) that let...
2014-03-18
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Performance improvements in SQL Server 2014
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan – you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2014-03-18
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DBAs should be on CLOUD 9 - IT Trends
For all the talk and initial fear that the DBA is going the way of the Dodo (pronounced doh-doh) (an...
2014-03-18
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Remaining Vigilant, my contribution to #DBAJumpStart – Part 1
This post is part of the SQL Community Project #DBAJumpStart by John Sansom.
“If you could give a DBA just one...
2014-03-18
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A New Day at #Ntirety
We - the rank-and-file employees at Ntirety - received word yesterday that we had been acquired by Hosting, a cloud and network...
2014-03-18
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Webcast – Small Changes Can Make a World of Difference
This Thursday, 10AM GMT, I will be hosted by Dell’s Richard Douglas (blog|twitter) for a webcast. I will present my...
2014-03-18
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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