PASS Call for Nominations
The call for nominations for the PASS Board of Directors is open until Sep 3rd and I want to reiterate...
2009-08-26
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Building a Better Blog - Next week during the 24 hours of PASS
I've got a new presentation on blogging slated for next week during the 24 hours of PASS. The event is...
2009-08-26
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Corruption in sys.dependencies
The second type of corruption I want to look at is that of missing references in sys.sql_dependencies. This typically appears...
2009-08-26
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Error Importing DTS package in SQL Server 2008
Opening DTS packages on a 2008 SQL Server requires several steps to be able to view the packages in a...
2009-08-26
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Writing Technical Articles - A Few Simple Tips
A few simple tips that I've learned over the years. Keep these in mind as you write your next article.
That...
2009-08-26
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Application and Multi-Server Management With SQL Server 2008 R2
Microsoft has published a good whitepaper that explains the new functionality in SQL Server 2008 R2 that will allow you...
2009-08-26
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online (July 2009)
Microsoft has released the July 2009 standalone version of Books Online (BOL) for SQL Server 2008, which you can get...
2009-08-26
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PASS Connector Editorial for August 26, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-08-25
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Continuous Integration in a Development Environment using Red Gate Backup and SQL Compare
My co-worker and fellow DBA, Leigh Freijo has a blog entry about a Powershell script he created to re-integrate QA/Development database changes...
2009-08-25
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Database Mirroring Across Domains, Using Certificates.....
Database Mirroring w/o a Domain, Can be a Pain - but it can be done......
Have you ever had to setup mirroring...
2009-08-25
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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