October Monthly SQL Server Checklist
It’s the first Monday of the October and it’s time to do a monthly checkup. If you are like me,...
2011-10-03
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SQL Authentication – Forcing Password Changes
When you create a SQL Server login (with SQL authentication), you have the option of enforcing password policies from Windows...
2011-10-03
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Want to browse the web faster?
In our day-to-day activities, browsing the web is one of the most important aspects of our job. Whether researching for...
2011-10-03
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Networking
No, I’m not talking about hubs and switches. I’m talking about people. Networking is a major component of an event...
2011-10-03
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BI’s pretty boy goes down!
It?s never easy to beat up on a friend. Sometimes they have it coming though!.
The Webinar smackdown is over....
2011-10-03
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A "New Guy" Joins Our Team
It's a great day for me and Moulding and Millwork (the company I work for). A few weeks back, I...
2011-10-03
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It's NOT too late Win an iPad2 - Share you SQL Story!
Happy October!
Last month I announced a cool new SQL challenge to simply share your SQL Server Performance story with us,...
2011-10-03
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SQL Server Database SUSPECT state
According to BOL , a database in SUSPECT state is : “At least the primary filegroup is suspect and may be damaged....
2011-10-03
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Slides & Samples from my SQLbits sessions
As
I have announced in all of my sessions at the SQLbits conferences in Liverpool/UK,
you can find here the
Slides & Samples for...
2011-10-02
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SQL Saturday 85 Follow Up
Last weekend I travelled down to SQL Saturday 85 in Orlando, FL. Like all of the other events that I’ve...
2011-10-02
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Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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