Upcoming Speaking Engagements
In the next few months I will be speaking at some awesome events around Europe.
SQLBits – April 5-8
SQLBits is THE SQL...
2017-02-27
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SpaghettiDBA
Installing SQL Server 2016 Language Reference Help from disk
A couple of years ago I blogged about Installing the SQL Server 2014 Language Reference Help from disk.
With SQL Server 2016...
2016-10-27 (first published: 2016-10-17)
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ForumSurfer – a RSS reader for the SQL Server online community
Today I published the first release of ForumSurfer, a RSS reader designed explicitly to be a tool for the SQL...
2016-08-31
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SSMS is now High-DPI ready
One of the most popular posts on this bog describes how to enable bitmap scaling is SSMS on high DPI displays,...
2016-08-25 (first published: 2016-08-18)
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My Feedback on my PASS Abstracts Feedback
Brent Ozar recently published the feedback he got on his abstract submissions for PASS Summit 2016 and, as he often...
2016-06-30
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
The next few months will be crazy for me. I will be travelling a lot around Europe, speaking about SQL Server topics.
Here is where...
2016-04-14
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Weird Things Happen with Windows Users
This will be no surprise to those who have been working with SQL Server for a long time, but it...
2016-03-18
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An annoying Bug in the Restore Dialog
Today, thanks to a customer, I discovered one of those annoying little things that can really drive you nuts.
Basically, they were...
2016-03-01 (first published: 2016-02-23)
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SSMS in High-DPI Displays: How to Stop the Madness
I spent the last few weeks travelling a lot compared to my usual routine and I got quickly fed up...
2015-10-14
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SQL Server Infernals – Circle 6: Environment Pollutors
Don’t tell me that you didn’t see it coming: at some point, Developers end up being put to hell by...
2015-07-31
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Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
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Squared Values
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