That was weird
Windows 7 just dropped off the network, acting like a cable had been unplugged. I rebooted the machine after trying...
2009-12-23
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A Lack of Excitement
I usually use all the problems, crashes, and issues that I run into at work as grist for my mill,...
2009-12-23
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #32 – Tampa
I just found out that I’ve been accepted to speak at SQLSaturday #32 – Tampa on January 23, 2010. My session...
2009-12-23
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Teaching and Learning
You learn a lot when teaching someone else, whether that be writing articles or books or actually teaching a class....
2009-12-23
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Holiday gift for your favorite SQL Server Professional
If you have been putting off ordering your copy of "SQL Server MVP Deep Dives", now is your chance to...
2009-12-23
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The Problem with Striped Backups
I noticed a post recently from Bru Medishetty on Striped Backups. I commented, but thought I should explain a little...
2009-12-23
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Keyboard Shortcuts
I’m perusing things I’ve in the ‘blog about someday’ category of my list and found this one – a very nice...
2009-12-22
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Deploying Reports on Windows Seven
Recently I tried to deploy a report to a Report Server on my laptop, which is running Windows 7 Ultimate....
2009-12-22
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Apology
I’ve been somewhat light in my blogging of late. Unfortunately, I just haven’t hit any interesting or difficult problems lately...
2009-12-22
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SSIS - Single Package Deployment from BIDs
I have read several articles about deploying SSIS packages.Most focus on using the deployment wizard or simply copying the files...
2009-12-22
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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