Book Review: Virtualizing SQL Server with VMware
It’s not often that you’ll see me write a lengthy book review. Most book reviews are fluff telling you to...
2015-02-23
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Exam Prep 70-463: Variables and Parameters
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...
2015-03-10 (first published: 2015-02-23)
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Join me for Dashboards in a Day
Seats are limited – act fast!
This week I will be hosting two free events at the Microsoft Office in Alpharetta, GA...
2015-02-23
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Tales of a DBA fed up with NOLOCK. Part 2
Feb 16, 2015
Dear Diary,
A few weeks back I introduced HAL002 to a database managed by some annoying devs. They were...
2015-03-04 (first published: 2015-02-23)
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T-SQL EXCEPT and INTERSECT
T-SQL EXCEPT and INTERSECT
Both T-SQL EXCEPT and INTERSECT are set based operators that combine multiple query results back in the same...
2015-03-03 (first published: 2015-02-23)
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“sp_helptext“ – Useful command to view detail TIP #85
It might be already known to you but I thought for sharing because I frequently use this command and it...
2015-02-22
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SQL Saturday NYC Update #4
SQL Saturday NYC is going full steam ahead and we have finalized our 2 Precons for Friday May 29th. Before...
2015-02-21
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SQL Saturday NYC Update #4
SQL Saturday NYC is going full steam ahead and we have finalized our 2 Precons for Friday May 29th. Before...
2015-02-21
781 reads
A Critical SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update
If you are running SQL Server 2014, please read the following:
Memory leak occurs when you run DBCC CHECKDB against a...
2015-02-20
271 reads
A Critical SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update
If you are running SQL Server 2014, please read the following:
Memory leak occurs when you run DBCC CHECKDB against a...
2015-02-20
766 reads
Blogs
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
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Checking the Error Log III
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