Great Leaders in My Career
My friend Grant Fritchey recently posted in response to a quiz and at the end of that mentioned that he'd...
2009-05-04
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Writing a Technical Article - Structuring Your Article
This is part one of a series on writing a technical article. The advice might apply to non-technical articles, but...
2009-05-04
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A Dead Zune and Choices
Shortly after the Zune debuted, I purchased one. And I've been happy with it. It's done everything I expected out...
2009-05-04
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Working Remotely
It's too quiet in the house.
So I headed out to get some lunch and work at Paradise Bakery. They have...
2009-05-04
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Backing Up Asymmetric Keys
I've been tech editing a book about SQL Server encryption and this series of blog posts looks at some interesting...
2009-05-04
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Notes on SQLSaturday #15
I drove up on Friday night for the speaker dinner, getting there after a busy day trying to catch up...
2009-05-03
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Do You Have What It Takes?
I was engaged in a conversation recently where the topic under discussion was "What defines an "A" class player?" Others...
2009-05-02
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Published, Again!
I have written two new articles and they are going to be published, not on SSC but on SSWUG. I...
2009-05-02
1,287 reads
Up and Running
I’ve neglected my weather station for a few weeks. Lots of work, high winds, and snow have slowed me down.
Finally...
2009-05-01
406 reads
Lost in the Chaos
This morning I had an 8am call with the owners of my company and a consultant that was proposing some...
2009-05-01
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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...
Forums
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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