Reblog: March 22 to March 28
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-03-29
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of April 1, 2013
Here are some training events you might be interested in for the coming week:
Tuesday, April 2
11:00-12:00 EDT, Introduction to SQL...
2013-03-29
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Is BETWEEN faster than GTE and LTE?
I know I have been light on blog posting this year. They always say that life tends to get in...
2013-04-04 (first published: 2013-03-29)
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SSPI error and Incorrect timing.
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Recently, quite out of the blue I started seeing this error when I tried to log into my SQL instance...
2013-03-28
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Disk Space Checker
One method my company deploys our software is in a dedicated hosted environment. In this situation, we partner with a...
2013-03-28
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Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #4: Adding a Slicer
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2013-03-28
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The Great Laptop Search of 2013
It’s time for a new laptop. I don’t think it’s time, as I love the Macbook Air I bought a...
2013-04-05 (first published: 2013-03-28)
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SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence Enhancements
My first article in SQL Server Pro magazine has been published. It is entitled “SQL Server 2012 Business Intelligence Enhancements”...
2013-03-28
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Security: People Are the Weakest Link
There was an interesting conversation on Twitter today about security awareness and why the training so often fails. From my perspective, here's...
2013-04-05 (first published: 2013-03-28)
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@LearningTree: SQL Server High Availability
Learning Tree are offering their 3 day SQL Server High Availability course this April in London. Running between 17th and...
2013-03-28
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
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Transaction Log Truncation
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