Last Time CheckDB was Run
Back in November 2012, I shared a story about checking the last known good checkdb in the boot page of...
2013-01-17
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Cash Over Credit
What does cash over credit have to deal with security? An awful lot, as it turns out.
Personal Story: Mere days...
2013-01-17
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Day 15 of 31 Days of Disaster Recovery: Running DBCC CheckTable in Parallel Jobs
Welcome back to my 31 Days of Disaster Recovery series. Today is day 15, and I want to answer a...
2013-01-17
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MDX #24 – Leave out a dimension member using Except() Function
Functions such as NonEmpty(), Filter() and Exists() must use a numeric expression
Many of the MDX functions, such as NonEmpty(),...
2013-01-17
17,103 reads
New Year Ambitions – Brent Ozar – Consulting
You are of course someone who needs little introduction in the SQL Server community. A prolific blogger, tweeter, speaker, Microsoft...
2013-01-16
1,883 reads
SSIS Top 10 Best Practices Basics
Best Practice is a difficult one... It generally depends on many factors. In my opinion SSIS Best practice is a...
2013-01-16
1,812 reads
You Can Say “No”
I heard about this new law that was passed to prevent employers from asking for your social media passwords. After...
2013-01-16
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SQL Server Auto grow
I had a great response to my blog post and poll last week about how DBAs use auto grow. In...
2013-01-16
1,036 reads
Chad Churchwell: Protect Your Replication Environment with AlwaysOn Availability Groups
Heads up everyone. Next Tuesday January 22nd, 2013 Chad Churchwell (blog | twitter) will be presenting a webinar on behalf of...
2013-01-16
1,110 reads
A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Algorithm 3: Decision Trees
by Steve Bolton
This series of self-tutorials is an elementary-level introduction to SQL Server Data Mining (SSDM), not the product...
2013-01-16
2,949 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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