Applied SQL: You Have Homework
I found myself saying this week – for the N-zillionth time – that while studying is vital, it isn’t everything. What do...
2011-08-17
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Another New Contributor–Christian Dadswell
This is just a short post to introduce you all to my good friend Christian Dadswell who has kindly agreed...
2011-08-17
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RAID server configuration and disk amounts
Choosing the optimal amount of disks for a RAID server configuration and block sizes can be a challenge.
Typical questions from...
2011-08-17
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SQL MCM Training – Day 9
Today Jonathan was talking the whole day about Consolidation and Virtualization. There
were again a lot of new concepts, and new...
2011-08-17
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Splitting ID’s with commas, updating them, and then Slamming them back together
Unfortunately my company still uses
MS Access DBs. That's Access 97 folks! I've battled many challenges over the
last couple months with...
2011-08-16
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2, which is Build 10.50.2772.0. I count 14 fixes in...
2011-08-16
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Basic Computed Columns
I ran into an issue recently with a computed column, which I’ve rarely used, so I investigated them and wrote...
2011-08-16
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You Are Allowed to Care About Whatever You Want
I wanted to write this because its often overlooked. I care about things that may not interest you, things that...
2011-08-16
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Going Big with SSDs
Nimbus Data just sold 100TB of SSDs to eBay
I found a report recently that eBay had implemented 100TB of SSD storage from Nimbus...
2011-08-16
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Top 5 Oracle Nuances I learned Today
I don’t do much with Oracle – at all. Once in a blue moon, I find a little project to do that might involve Oracle. I have never put...
2011-08-16
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Blogs
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...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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