Tip: COLLATE for “Cannot resolve collation conflict” error
Some data professionals are VERY well versed with collation, and some never ever have to touch the concept. That second...
2014-03-17
561 reads
SQL Awesomesauce
SQL for Everybody
I read a terribly excited blog this morning by a guy who had just discovered Alt-F1 in SSMS. (If you don’t...
2014-03-14
633 reads
Bad Ideas: Alert Storming
Fellow DBA: There are so many alerts! It takes me a long time to get through them all. How do...
2014-03-10
659 reads
Configure static or dynamic IP and DNS with Powershell
I work in a lot of different offices and conference venues, in addition to my home office. At home, I need a...
2014-03-03
872 reads
Expiration dates: SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2
SQL Server is a software product, right? And software has a history of having bugs, getting updates, and having support...
2014-02-24
566 reads
Home Workspace: Standing Desk
Ever since I worked in an office with adjustable standing desks, I’ve been thinking about getting a standing desk for...
2014-02-17
482 reads
What’s the CPU usage on the server? Use #Powershell!!
We have here an easy, handy-dandy way to find out how much CPU is in use on your server. Of...
2014-02-10
549 reads
Blockades and ladders to learning new tech
It’s been a long time since I’ve been a true newbie to a technology. There are plenty of things I...
2014-02-03
581 reads
Applied SQL: LIKE ‘whatever’
Today let’s play around with the LIKE operator. Like, totally. Like, Introduction Like “determines whether a specific character string matches...
2014-01-27
734 reads
Tip: Jobs without a scheduled run
It’s awfully comforting to see all those backup and maintenance jobs in your SQL Agent list, isn’t it? It’d be...
2014-01-22
516 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Analysis Services Model w/ Direct Query and (Default Veritpaq)
Analysis Services (either the integrated workspace in Power BI or on a SQL Server)...
Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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