About me
I have been developing software from my early teens and stayed with technology after leaving school. Initially focussing on software development, networking and IT support type roles, I found...
2017-05-03
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SQL Server Rocks!
VirtualBox SQL FCI - Given Network Name Is Unusable
The other day I needed to test some HADR requirements on my local machine so using VirtualBox, I created a...
2017-04-19
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VirtualBox SQL FCI – Given Network Name Is Unusable
The other day I needed to test some HADR requirements on my local machine so using VirtualBox, I created a 2 server Windows 2012 R2 failover cluster with shared...
2017-04-19
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Moved blog to Ghost
Another year, another blog update lol!... Last year I remember doing a significant version upgrade for my self-hosted Orchard CMS...
2017-04-12
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Moved blog to Ghost
Another year, another blog update lol!… Last year I remember doing a significant version upgrade for my self-hosted Orchard CMS software on the DiscountASP hosting platform and it all...
2017-04-12
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Apologies in advance
This is a quick post to apologise in advance if all my historical blog posts get republished.
Recently it appears that...
2017-04-06
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Olcot and Arratoon Ancestry
I have spent a fair amount of time researching the Olcot and Arratoon ancestry and I am very interested in the family tree, especially pre 1900 in India. If...
2017-04-03
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Pluralsight = Essential Training
Edit (11-Sep-2016) See comment that pricing tiers have been adjusted since this blog post
I've been aware of Pluralsight for a...
2016-09-11
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Pluralsight = Essential Training
Edit (11-Sep-2016) See comment that pricing tiers have been adjusted since this blog post I’ve been aware of Pluralsight for a couple of years and as I’m always looking...
2016-09-11
7 reads
Update duplicate xml attribute values to unique value
I was going through some really old blogging ideas and I stumbled over this one and seeing as I love...
2016-06-23
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Searching Permission Changes
By Steve Jones
During a demo of Redgate Monitor Enterprise to a customer, they asked about how...
Generative AI vs Predictive AI | Real-World Examples & Tools You Should Know
By Rohit Garg
What is Artificial Intelligence? Understanding Predictive vs. Generative AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming...
SQL Bits 2025 Wrap
By Steve Jones
SQL Bits 2025 was amazing, as always. It’s been my favorite conference to attend,...
Forums
Best Compliance Training for Professionals to Stay Ahead of Regulations
Finding the best compliance training is essential for professionals who need to stay current...
SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2022
Hi, Is it possible to upgrade from sql server 2008 to sql server 2022,...
The Hidden Cost of MAXDOP: CPU Spikes, Query Slowdowns, and What We Learned
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Hidden Cost of MAXDOP:...
Question of the Day
Using Heaps
When does Microsoft recommend using a heap as a table structure (no clustered index)?
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