SQL Server Utility in SQL Server 2008 R2
One of the new management related features in SQL Server 2008 R2 is SQL Server Utility. SQL Server Utility gives...
2010-03-15
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Twas the Night Before the MCM ...
T'was the Night Before the MCM ...
SQL Server MCM starts tomorrow. My wife thinks it's cute that I'm excited. The...
2010-03-14
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Setting Up a Server Side Trace
Recently I wrote a short post on the default trace in SQL Server. You can read that here. In this...
2010-03-14
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Finding Date Ranges for Calculating Statistics
Finding Date Ranges for Calculating StatisticsI received the following question from a fellow DBA:
I need your input to derive the...
2010-03-14
1,710 reads
Document, Document, Document
A while back I blogged about using Checklists , but there's another task you want to incorporate into your workflow - documentation....
2010-03-13
1,210 reads
Solving All Versus (Select All) SSRS End User Confusion
When developing reports that use Analysis Services as a data source end user can sometimes be confused about some of...
2010-03-12
515 reads
Business needs vs dirty reads
I have worked in many industries, but most of my time has been in the publishing industry. For those not...
2010-03-12
304 reads
Solving All Versus (Select All) SSRS End User Confusion
When developing reports that use Analysis Services as a data source end user can sometimes be confused about some of...
2010-03-12
3,699 reads
SCSUG March Meeting Recap
The Monsoon
My trip to the meeting, short as it was, involved some of the worst driving conditions I've ever personally...
2010-03-12
398 reads
My Experience with a Virtual Assistant using TimeSvr
Predicting the future with bold certainty is not for the faint of heart. It’s a hard job. A few get...
2010-03-12
974 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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