We’re speaking at PASS Summit 2013!
PASS liked our “Mouth Wide Shut” interviewing session from last year so much that they’ve decided to have us back...
2013-05-22
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SQL Awesomesauce
My 2013 SQL Saturday Schedule!
I’ve finally gotten my gear together for (what I consider) the “speaking season”. Here are the SQL Saturdays that I’m...
2013-05-16
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Use Powershell to find and punish – er, delete – rogue files
I like to know what’s on the drives that are supposed to be dedicated to data and log files. So I...
2013-05-13
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Quick Tip: Navigating to a UNC within SQLPS
I’ve been getting a funky error with a new Powershell script, running as a SQL Agent job step. Let’s pretend for the...
2013-05-06
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Quick Tip: Where’s my SQL Server Job History?
Here’s a quick mystery. You have a SQL Server with several jobs that appear to be running properly and on...
2013-04-29
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In which we compare CISPA to Rick Astley
Wherever you click, either CISPA or Rick Astley is there…
I’m studying up on CISPA for a segment on our webshow....
2013-04-20
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Remembering Alan Weber, @Aauugold
We lost someone this week. We lost a fellow SQL-ite, a Twitterer, a DBAs@Midnight chatroom live chatter. We lost someone...
2013-04-05
840 reads
The New MidnightDBA.com is live!
GUYS! GUYS! GUYS!!! We’ve finally completed the MidnightDBA.com facelift that many of you have been begging (nagging, pining, etc.) for,...
2013-04-02
628 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #40 Roundup: Files and Filegroups
Good day all, and happy T-SQL Tuesday #40! Yes, this event has officially hit middle age now. I fully expect...
2013-03-18
849 reads
Twitter Talk Theatre, Episode 1: “RAID is good enough!”
But We’ve Never Had a Disaster Before!
This week, some of my Twitter followers were kind enough to chime in on...
2013-03-07
700 reads
Blogs
PostgreSQL: Diagnosing and Fixing a Sequential Scan with No Filter Predicate
A sequential scan is not always a problem — PostgreSQL's planner often chooses one...
Giving AI Agents Visibility Into SQL Server with MCP
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an...
The Book of Redgate: Profits
By Steve Jones
Redgate is a for-profit company. We look to make money by building and selling...
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