Why I Say Something about Running as Administrator
On a couple of recent webcasts, I pointed out the folks were running with the local Administrator account. To start...
2009-05-28
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Good Article on Data Warehousing Best Practices in SQL Server 2008
If you are involved data warehousing, or even if you are just a beginner, you may want to check out...
2009-05-28
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Give Us TRIM()!
If you're like me, you've probably typed in LTRIM(RTRIM([value])) hundreds, if not thousands, of times during your travels through SQL...
2009-05-28
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I Can Run Hyper-V!
I noted recently that I purchased a new desktop with the intention of moving to Windows 2008 and Hyper-V. That...
2009-05-28
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Minimalist Design - Part 3
One of the labs I frequently do with students is to design a database for a training business, something which...
2009-05-27
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Configuring Auto-Retry on SQL Server Agent
The goal of this post is to explain how to take advantage of Auto-Retry and why you will want to...
2009-05-27
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Catalog view: sys.tcp_endpoints
I was playing around with the endpoint catalog views this afternoon just looking at ways to do poor man's configuration...
2009-05-27
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Speaking at Augusta Developer's Guild
Tomorrow night, May 28th, I'll be speaking the Augusta Developer's Guild. This is a make-up from earlier in the year...
2009-05-27
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Using Windows 2008 as a Workstation
I have a new machine, albeit one with a bad video card, running Windows 2008 Server R2 with Hyper-V. My...
2009-05-27
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #7 in Birmingham on May 30, 2009
I'm flying up Friday afternoon to participate in SQLSaturday #7 which is being led by John Baldwin and his team...
2009-05-26
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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