Confessions of a DBA – Part 4
This is the last part of my confession series since this is showing me only in negative light. I wish...
2011-04-19
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Cain does LSA Secrets dump on Vista and higher now
Since going back to being a senior DBA, I've not stayed on top of the latest tools like I did...
2011-04-19
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7 Essential Habits of Successful DBAs
There are many different paths you can travel on the journey to success. There is no precise route that everyone...
2011-04-18
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 7
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 7, which is Build 10.50.1777. 0. I count 33 fixes...
2011-04-18
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 18
For Day 18 of the series, we will talk about AMD Turbo CORE technology. AMD Turbo CORE is a technology...
2011-04-18
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SQL Rally Still Only $349 Until 4/30/2011
If you're on twitter, follow the #SQLPass hash tag and @briankmcdonald for up-to-date information.
You may have heard that PASS is...
2011-04-18
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Meet The SQLRally Precon Presenters
There's just a few more weeks to go until the inaugural PASS SQLRally (May 11-13) in Orlando and there are...
2011-04-18
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Datetimeoffset And Time Zone Awareness
I've been working a lot with the datetimeoffset data type recently so today's SQLServerCentral.com article The SQL Server 2008 Datetimeoffset...
2011-04-18
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April PASSMN Meeting Tomorrow
I mentioned the April PASSMN meeting the other day… well now that meeting is tomorrow. Take a chance to invest...
2011-04-18
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Powershell Day 18
Day 18 PSSnapin Powershell works with cmdlets, and cmdlets are commands from snapins. Means spanin contains group of commands. so...
2011-04-18
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Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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