Spring Training, Why Don't We Have Spring Training, and Shock The Monkey
I try to go to a spring training game once or twice a year and it serves as a useful...
2009-03-17
719 reads
Speaking at Events - Logitech Presenter Review
Since I’m doing more speaking this year, I decided to spend a bit of time working on my delivery and...
2009-03-17
933 reads
Notes on the March 11, 2009 Orlando SQL Meeting
We just had our bi-monthly SQL group meeting (www.opass.org) with Kendal Van Dyke presenting The Truth About Disk Performance & Configuration,...
2009-03-16
572 reads
SQLSaturday #12 Date Change
Had a note from Ken Starnes in Portland, the date for SQLSaturday #12 has changed to June 6th (same date...
2009-03-16
595 reads
SQL Server Authentication Modes and Surface Area Test
One of the videos I did for JumpStart TV is up on the front page:
SQL Server Authentication Modes
It is an...
2009-03-16
1,147 reads
The Public Microsoft Bridge
I have to admit, after the news of AIG bonuses over the weekend, this looks bad. In fact, it annoys...
2009-03-16
777 reads
Beta Testers Needed for IT Project, Task and Request Management System
My friend Michael Lato sent me an email asking if I would take a look at his newest venture called...
2009-03-16
513 reads
Google Replication
One of the things that I've struggled with for some time is how to manage my data across multiple machines....
2009-03-16
936 reads
Accessing results in a random order: Towards the automated Thank-you letter
Most of the time, you want to have a SQL result in a particular order. Occasionally you just don't care....
2009-03-16
3,132 reads
Weeding Out Discrimination in the Workplace – A Note to Government Institutions in Quebec, and ex-Premier Bernard Landry
In response to former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry’s comments of this past week regarding the posting of Michael Sabia as...
2009-03-15
4,338 reads
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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