Troubleshooting “Could not obtain information about Windows NT group/user”
This is one of those typical blog posts that I write for my future self, the guy who keeps fixing the same stuff over and over and forgets what...
2019-08-16
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SpaghettiDBA
Workload replay with WorkloadTools
In my last post, I described how to capture a workload to a file, in order to run a replay against your target environment at a later time. Well,...
2019-07-08 (first published: 2019-06-20)
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Life behind a proxy server: downloading content for SSMS Help Viewer
Life behind a proxy server can be problematic. Not every software out there is tested correctly for proxy interaction and oftentimes the experience for the corporate user is a...
2019-05-22 (first published: 2019-05-09)
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Generating a Jupyter Notebook for Glenn Berry’s Diagnostic Queries with PowerShell
The March release of Azure Data Studio now supports Jupyter Notebooks with SQL kernels. This is a very interesting feature...
2019-04-08 (first published: 2019-03-20)
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Capturing a Workload with WorkloadTools
Last week I showed you how to use WorkloadTools to analyze a workload. As you have seen, using SqlWorkload to...
2019-03-27 (first published: 2019-03-12)
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Workload analysis with WorkloadTools
Last week I introduced WorkloadTools and promised additional posts to describe what it can do in more detail. So, here...
2019-02-26
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Benchmarking with WorkloadTools
If you ever tried to capture a benchmark on your SQL Server, you probably know that it is a complex...
2019-02-15
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A bug in merge replication with FILESTREAM data
I wish I could say that every DBA has a love/hate relationship with Replication, but, let’s face it, it’s only...
2018-07-11 (first published: 2018-07-03)
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Recovering the PsGallery Repository behind a Corporate Proxy
While getting a new workstation is usually nice, reinstalling all your softwares and settings is definitely not the most pleasant...
2017-12-19
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How To Enlarge Your Columns With No Downtime
Let’s face it: column enlargement is a very sensitive topic. I get thousands of emails every month on this particular...
2017-11-15
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Blogs
VSCode Tips–Remove the Highlighted Line
By Steve Jones
VSCode was making me crazy as I was writing a script. I like a...
Use T-SQL, not the GUI
By Jen McCown
There’s a very good reason to do most of your DBA work using T-SQL,...
Cloud Computing: Myths, Mysteries, Vampires & Vultures - a free seminar to help you learn more about "the cloud".
By Gethyn Ellis
To be honest you probably think that migrating to the cloud sounds great, and...
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SQL Tamagotchi! Mini-Servers as Database Pets
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SQL 2014 (or any other versions) Standard - ~Embedded Licensing~
Anyone have any insights on how this licensing works and what the "Use Rights"...
SSIS - Adding Columns to existing table and load data
I am working in SSIS (Sql server version 2012) , I have a requirement...
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