Tracking End of Support/Life Software
I wanted to save this link to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle page and thought I’d share as well. It’s a...
2012-12-22
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Tempdb Contention That Can’t be Soothed
Tempdb Contention That Can’t be Soothed By Adding Files
Tempdb Contention via Idera diagnostic manager
I’ve talked a lot in the past...
2012-12-21
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Recharging Again
I’m off again, taking a week in Steamboat Springs with my family for the Christmas holiday. We’re spending a week...
2012-12-21
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It’s A Data Type Conversion Chart
This may not be the coolest thing in the world, but it is quite useful. From the annals of Books...
2012-12-21
665 reads
Reblog: December 14 to December 20
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2012-12-21
905 reads
Long time no blog…
So, you may have noticed that things have been a little quiet around here of late. Sorry about that, I’ve...
2012-12-21
821 reads
Dude Where Did my AD Account Go? Troubleshooting Duplicate SID's.
Hello Dear Reader! I've been working on Setting up a Virtual Lab in using Virtual Box on my work laptop....
2012-12-21
1,489 reads
On the Ninth Day…
Creating a custom data collector can be very handy for a DBA. Especially in times of troubleshooting. These collectors are also quite useful for trending and analysis. Consider this...
2012-12-21
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On the Ninth Day…
It’s the end of the world as we know it. And as the song goes…I feel fine! But hey, we...
2012-12-21
1,236 reads
Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS) Presentation Slides
Thanks to everyone who attended my “Introduction to Microsoft’s Master Data Services (MDS)” for the Data Architecture Virtual Chapter. The recording...
2012-12-21
1,182 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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