Extracurricular Activities
Extracurricular Activities
Recently I presented two sessions at SQL Saturday #43 in Redmond, WA. The night prior to the event, many...
2010-07-03
710 reads
A Special Belated Happy Canada Day to Leader of the Official Opposition
Dearest Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Official Leader of the Opposition,
First of all, 'appy appy Birthday...
2010-07-03
1,326 reads
PAL 2.0 Beta Released
Back in 2008, I wrote a blog post about version 1 of the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) tool. This...
2010-07-03
1,117 reads
Database Configuration Checklist
This is number four in a series of checklists that I am putting together for a new book I am...
2010-07-03
3,608 reads
There will be no 'Free Lunch' -just great feelings of accomplishment
NEW: Project Criteria and Submission Here I was again awarded the ‘Most Valuable Professional’ (MVP) designation from Microsoft for my...
2010-07-02
556 reads
Using a UDF as a SARG. Make a hash of it!
I am somewhat uncomfortable blogging this, as I feel that it falls into “Polish a turd” category. Having said that,...
2010-07-02
753 reads
The Raw Bloopers
A raw dump of stuff from Memorial Day 2010 until July 4, 2010
Since Community Server has trouble with this,...
2010-07-02
611 reads
SQL Blog (Basic)
1. SQL Objects
a. Stored Procedures : a bunch of SQL statement which can be stored under one name.
Adventages :
can be used...
2010-07-02
1,063 reads
Taking Time Off
I’m trying to better manage my workload. When I owned this site, I struggled to find time off, and typically...
2010-07-02
350 reads
Winner of the June SQL Aloha Contest
This month’s question of the month was:
What is your best advice for boosting index performance?
As usual, selecting the winning entry...
2010-07-02
439 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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