Wrapping Up Blogging for 2009
I think I’ve met my goal of blogging every day. I’m at almost 800 posts now over the past 2.5...
2009-12-30
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A Small Collection of I/O Specific DMV Queries
It is pretty common for large, busy SQL Server implementations to run into I/O pressure or bottlenecks, especially since many...
2009-12-30
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Practice Your Restores
Steven Jones posted an excellent editorial today all about how your backups are only good if you know that you...
2009-12-30
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Running a Small User Group - The Tools
Because running a small user group is a labor of love, we look for time savings wherever we can to...
2009-12-30
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Looking back at 2009 Goals
I set goals at the start of 2009 for the year. They were:
Continue with 400 posts a month Blog Daily...
2009-12-30
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Writing Proposals for Training
I had a student recently who said that to get any type of training she had to write a proposal...
2009-12-29
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The Other Server
I had a fun support call I need to share. A developer called up to tell me that a particular...
2009-12-29
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The Power of Networking
I was contacted recently by someone that was hiring a new employee. They had searched out applicants on the Internet...
2009-12-29
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Starting the year out right
It's the end of another year, and thus the beginning of the next one. Whether you had a successful 2009...
2009-12-29
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Analysis Services Performance Optimization Tips
Over the last few weeks I have focused most of my blog energy into writing a couple articles. So I...
2009-12-29
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on...
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Forums
Removing production permissions when restoring database to non-prod
Hello experts, An application team has asked us to modify a SQL Agent job....
Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors with Window Functions
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Finding Bad Queries
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