Visiting Atlantis
This week I got to visit Atlantis. Not the mythical island, but rather the ship, the Space Shuttle Atlantis at...
2013-06-26
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Checkout SQL Server 2014 CTP1 and Windows 2012 R2 preview up in the cloud
You must be really busy spinning up VMs to test SQL Server 2014 CTP1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 preview.
If...
2013-06-26
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SQL Server: Identifying Edition Specifc features Used in a Database
I had a situation which forced me to do a feasibility study to move SQL server 2008 enterprise edition environment to standard edition. It is...
2013-06-26
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SSWUG Summer Camp
I'm speaking at SSWUG Summer Camp! Thankfully, I can be at home, in my pool AND be at summer camp...
2013-06-26
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PASS Nominating Committee for 2013 Elections Announced
I was pleased to see the email this morning announcing that community volunteers Erin Stellato, Ryan Adams, and Tamera Clark...
2013-06-26
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Using OUTPUT to back up a change
How will you back out if your change doesn’t work?! Always take a backup! There should always be a back...
2013-06-26
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Oracle and Microsoft are in the Cloud Together
What an interesting week this has been. On Monday Microsoft and Oracle announced a partnership that rocked the cloud world....
2013-06-26
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This Can Be the Best Thing in SQL Server 2014
New versions have bombastic and catchy features. But a lot of times, the little, hidden features are the ones that...
2013-06-26
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Natural Born Killers (The series) – Day 7 Table Variables vs Temp Tables
To those that don’t know me “Natural Born Killers (The Series)” sounds like a very strange choice for a SQL...
2013-06-26
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Non-Clustered Indexes on Table Variables in SQL Server 2014
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Earlier today I...
2013-06-26
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Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
Forums
does anyone used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit
Could you please let me know if anyone is used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit github for deployment...
How Can Database Performance Improve the Overall Website Experience?
I’ve been looking into ways to improve the connection between a website and its...
When And How to Automate?
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
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