Webcast: The Art and Science of Handling Recruiters
Post-webcast update: The webcast went well! We talked, we QnA’ed, we gave out a free Roadmap, and all attendees got...
2012-08-21
823 reads
SQL Awesomesauce
PASS Summit Code of Conduct – my thoughts
The big furor today is over PASS‘s new written Code of Conduct. I’m going to crib unashamedly from Nic Cain’s blog post...
2012-08-21
1,172 reads
Quick Tip: Accurate Log Shipping Status
Here’s a quick reminder for those of you using log shipping, and checking the SSMS report “Transaction Log Shipping Status”...
2012-08-16
887 reads
Dear #SQLAwesomesauce: Is this idea batsh** crazy?
I’ve been out of town and off the grid – nothing like 10 days of family camping and roadtripping to unwind!...
2012-08-15
865 reads
Notes to a DBA who wishes to know more
I just sent this off to a fellow DBA who wanted some resources. You may also be one of those,...
2012-08-02
984 reads
Bad business practices damage your company, KRG Technology
I just composed and sent this message to eleven members of a single California-based recruitment company. I’ll let the email...
2012-07-31
1,732 reads
A Quick Guide to Expanding Database Files and IFI
This is a topic that’s been well covered, but in the interest of spreading good database practices, here’s a very...
2012-07-26
1,087 reads
Puzzling TVFunctions
I had the opportunity to tune a highly-used function the other day, and was most puzzled by the difference between...
2012-07-17
916 reads
MidnightDBA tutorials and webshow now on iTunes!
We’ve been slacking for way too long, but as of this week our video RSS feed is up to date!...
2012-07-16
696 reads
SQL Cruise! SQL Saturdays! Summit! SQL-SQL-SQL!
We’re drawing to the end of our third season of DBAs@Midnight (our weekly webshow by DBAs, for DBAs), and to the...
2012-07-13
755 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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