The Gift of the SPN
Every once in a while there is an extremely valuable tool that comes along. While the footprint and use frequency of this tool may not be that big, the...
2019-12-20 (first published: 2019-12-10)
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The Gift of the SPN
Every once in a while there is an extremely valuable tool that comes along. While the footprint and use frequency of this tool may not be that big, the...
2019-12-10
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Why oh Why? Effects of Antivirus on a DB Server
At best these phantom backups cause undue headache in troubleshooting. At worst, they make it impossible to recover in the event of a database related disaster. Join me for...
2019-11-28 (first published: 2019-11-20)
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Why oh Why? Effects of Antivirus on a DB Server
At best these phantom backups cause undue headache in troubleshooting. At worst, they make it impossible to recover in the event of a database related disaster. Join me for...
2019-11-20
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Life Support 2008 – Audit Logons
Planning to upgrade/migrate requires a fair amount of prep work. Some of that prep work involves auditing your server for any users that may still be using the instance.
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2019-08-09 (first published: 2019-07-17)
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Life Support 2008 – Audit Logons
Planning to upgrade/migrate requires a fair amount of prep work. Some of that prep work involves auditing your server for any users that may still be using the instance.
Related...
2019-07-17
3 reads
Finding Data Gaps
Quality data is a goal we all strive to attain. Nobody wants to have bad data. Yet, despite our best efforts, the problem of bad data has its way...
2019-08-05 (first published: 2019-07-11)
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Finding Data Gaps
Quality data is a goal we all strive to attain. Nobody wants to have bad data. Yet, despite our best efforts, the problem of bad data has its way...
2019-07-11
4 reads
Event Files on Linux
For the most part, things work the way you might expect them to work in windows - except it is on Linux. Sure some things are different, but SQL...
2019-07-29 (first published: 2019-07-10)
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Event Files on Linux
For the most part, things work the way you might expect them to work in windows - except it is on Linux. Sure some things are different, but SQL...
2019-07-10
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A New Word: Anderance
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anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
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From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
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Work out closing balance using opening balance of prior month
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The Security of Old Tech
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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