Why Did My Job Fail Anyway?
One of my biggest pet peeves when I check a new SQL Server for a client is the fact that...
2014-03-12
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Schema & Renaming Fun
I wrote the SQLServerCentral question of the day that is live today called Schema & Renaming Fun. Mildly interesting, but looking...
2014-03-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #52 – Arguments
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday, this month hosted by Michael J Swart, our artistic DBA in the community. I love...
2014-03-11
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Why worry about CXPACKET
Many people see CXPACKET at the top of their waits and start trying to fix it. I know this topic’s...
2014-03-11
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SQL Jobs – Complete Information – SQL 2000/2005/2008/R2
SQL Job details – The script can be executed across all SQL version from SQL 2000 onwards.
The below are the columns...
2014-03-11
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SQL Jobs – Complete Information – SQL 2000/2005/2008/R2
SQL Job details – The script can be executed across all SQL version from SQL 2000 onwards.
The below are the columns...
2014-03-11
782 reads
Local TempDB on SQL 2012
This post has been sitting in the draft folder for way too long, March of last year to be precise....
2014-03-11
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Call For Speakers for SQLSaturday Houston (Before TechEd)
SQLSaturday returns to Houston this year, this time at San Jacinto College on May 10, 2014. That’s the Saturday just...
2014-03-11
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Changing the 1000 separator in Power View
Recently I was designing a simple Power View report on top of a multi-dimensional SSAS cube. Out of the box,...
2014-03-11
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sp_updatestats Is Not Smart
No, I don’t mean the use of sp_updatestats is not smart. It’s a fine, quick mechanism for getting statistics updated...
2014-03-11
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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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