Invitation to T-SQL Tuesday #040: File and Filegroup Wisdom
Hello and welcome to the third T-SQL Tuesday of 2013!
Over three years ago, Adam Machanic (Twitter) dreamed up the idea...
2013-03-05
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SQL Awesomesauce
FileTable: SQL Server 2012's little gasp-maker
When was the last time you looked at a SQL Server new feature list and said, “Ohhh, WOW!”? Was it...
2013-03-02
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We’re Live on the PowerScripting Podcast! (Thursday night, 02-28)
Your MidnightDBAs
Unusually, Sean and I will be guests on someone else’s podcast this week! Tune in live to our PowerScripting...
2013-02-27
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23 Pieces of News and Fluffery (Feb 9-15)
I have a news segment on DBAs@Midnight (our live weekly webshow, tune in tonight at 11pm Central time), but there’s...
2013-02-15
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#CISPA’s Coming Back: Time to Pay Attention Again
Update: The President’s cybersecurity Executive Order was signed and released today (see the Wired article). “Although the order comes after...
2013-02-12
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Install .NET Framework using #Powershell (#TSQL2sday!)
One of the really great things about being married to an MCM is that I can steal recycle his blogs,...
2013-02-12
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Clustering Concepts for the Common Man
SQL Server clusters are widely used, and widely misunderstood, which makes people like our good friend (and clustering MVP) Allan...
2013-01-29
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Talking on Purpose
Last year I stepped into the intimidating (and slightly effervescent) waters of the consulting world, and found great success. This...
2013-01-10
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Great Tools for Formatting T-SQL
For the month of December, I’ll be taking a little holiday from blogging. In the meantime, enjoy a few of...
2012-12-10
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T-SQL: CASE Statement
For the month of December, I’ll be taking a little holiday from blogging. In the meantime, enjoy a few of...
2012-12-11 (first published: 2012-12-03)
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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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