PASS Summit 2015: Recommendations and Invitations (#sqlpass #Summit15)
The last week of October, we’ll be at the PASS Summit in Seattle, WA. As some of you already know – and as I...
2015-09-28 (first published: 2015-09-09)
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SQL Awesomesauce
Time for T-SQL Tuesday #70!
Here is your invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #70, and the topic is: Strategies for managing an enterprise We define “enterprise” in...
2015-09-01
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I am not a “wogrammer”
So apparently the COO of Facebook is trying to make the word “wogrammer” – a woman programmer – a thing. (Thanks to...
2015-08-27
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Assigned reading: FREEPROCCACHE
I don’t often find myself blogging for the sole purpose of showing you someone else’s blog, but today is one...
2015-08-25
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To AutoGrow or not?
Note: This is a repost of an older blog by Sean that’s still applicable. We’ve updated it with a note...
2015-08-10
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Beginning T-SQL slide deck and recording – #SQLSatBR
I had a great time in my Beginning T-SQL presentation here at SQL Saturday Baton rouge! Here is the BeginningTSQL...
2015-08-01
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Minion Backup intro webinar June 3!
Minion Backup 1.0 is up and available for download as of now! Minion Backup by MidnightDBA is a stand-alone database backup module. ...
2015-06-02
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Coming soon: Minion Backup, featuring table based scheduling!
The MidnightDBA team is announcing the release of a new, free backup solution for SQL Server: Minion Backup arrives on June...
2015-05-20
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Precon this week! The Enterprise Scripting Workshop #SQLSaturdayBR
You are cordially invited to a fantastic precon event before SQL Saturday Baton Rouge! The Enterprise Scripting Workshop is on Friday,...
2015-05-18
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Announcing Minion Enterprise: the new SQL Server Management Solution
A company with more than one SQL Server instance has no built-in way to gather and report on maintenance, backup, and configuration...
2015-05-01
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Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
Huge frustration - Database watcher with two elastic pools
Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers