What's a 'DBA'?
Most of us are tired of this overused, vague term. How many of you have clicked on a 'DBA' job...
2009-05-12
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SSC Comment on PASS Summit and Networking
SQLServerCentral had a press release today about attending the Summit and the networking opportunities, something that I've been blogging about...
2009-05-12
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PASS Update #10
It's been a slower pace since the last update. Grant and I are working on the publication process for content...
2009-05-12
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SQL Server Encryption - The Service Master Key
I've been tech editing a book about SQL Server encryption and this series of blog posts looks at some interesting...
2009-05-12
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SQL Server 2008 R2 - Release Announced
Hmm, SQL Server 2008 is completed everyday till possible new versioin. So know we have available the SQL Server 2008...
2009-05-12
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Multitasking
This morning, with a sore back, I’m struggling a little to sit still, but I’ve managed to get things done....
2009-05-11
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Where’s My 2GB?
While I was testing some things the other day my desktop was running slow. I mean so slow that typing...
2009-05-11
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Adios FlyClear
Last year I wrote about signing up for Clear, a registered traveler program. I've flown enough to make it useful...
2009-05-10
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The Walking Billboard
I spent a fascinating hour at the Teched Shop this afternoon. I was trying to get a feel for where...
2009-05-10
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Teched Water Bottle
One of the charming people who helped me register at Teched told me where we, who had registered, could get...
2009-05-10
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on...
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Forums
Removing production permissions when restoring database to non-prod
Hello experts, An application team has asked us to modify a SQL Agent job....
Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors with Window Functions
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Finding Bad Queries
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