Shutting down for a week
I try to speak and write about career things on a regular basis because I think they’re important topics for...
2011-11-17
1,664 reads
Fargo, Fargo and SQL Saturday
Stuff me in a wood chipper, I have an idea. And this idea involves Fargo, Fargo, and SQL Saturday.
As many...
2011-11-17
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SQL Server 2012 RC0 is here!
SQL Server 2012 RC0 (Release Candidate 0), formerly known as SQL Server Denali, is now available for download. SQL Server 2012...
2011-11-17
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SQL University: Virtualization Basics
This week we’re going to talk about a topic that has been gaining steam in the last few years and...
2011-11-17
1,171 reads
My new event series across Europe: SQL Server 2012 Deep Dive Days
I'm very proud to announce today that I'm running next year
a new event series across Europe: the SQL Server 2012...
2011-11-17
839 reads
Culture Cubes
A while back I posted about Culture Posters, a technique for trying to build your culture by writing down the...
2011-11-17
822 reads
Distance Decreases Stress
When I’m managing I tend to absorb the stress that my teams feel. It’s my job to help them be...
2011-11-17
638 reads
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—The Trailer
This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal.
In this next series of blog posts, I am going to...
2011-11-17
685 reads
Table Space revised Again
Since I am in the Collation Sensitive mood, I am finally getting around to updating this script. This is the Table Space script that I have had out there...
2011-11-17
13 reads
Table Space revised Again
Since I am in the Collation Sensitive mood, I am finally getting around to updating this script. This is the...
2011-11-17
1,023 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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