MidnightDBA: We do a lot
We do a lot of things. It’s difficult to explain all the things we do to people. So I made...
2011-03-28
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SQL Saturday #67 Wrap-up
Just… Wow. What an event. What a great group of people. I’m just so lucky to be involved with fantastic...
2011-03-28
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On the Move to SQL Server Connections
Brian Kelley, speaking on the SQLServerCentral track.
A bit of a crazy day for me, starting off a crazy week. I...
2011-03-28
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ShowPlan XML
I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server. It struck me as somewhat interesting but is really not too big of a deal. While demonstrating...
2011-03-28
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ShowPlan XML
I just ran into something that I hadn’t noticed in SQL Server. It struck me as somewhat interesting but is...
2011-03-28
1,938 reads
SQL Math: Whole Numbers, Real Numbers
It’s been a long time since grade school math, and for some the details have become kinda fuzzy. I’m no...
2011-03-28
1,881 reads
SQL in the City – The Red Gate Tour
Red Gate Software is announcing SQL in the City today, a series of events that will bring a free day...
2011-03-28
1,459 reads
Torn page detection vs Page Checksum
TornPage Detection: Up to sql server 2000, for data corruption process is called torn page detection, this option is default on. The...
2011-03-28
910 reads
Tip on Speaking (and Writing) Well – The Key Idea
Cross-posted from the Goal Keeping DBA blog:
In the September 2010 issue of Toastmaster magazine there’s a great article by Chris...
2011-03-28
1,287 reads
5 Days to Outstanding DBA Customer Service
Outstanding Customer Service in 5 days
Your success as a Data Professional is directly dependant to the quality of service you...
2011-03-27
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Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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