Webcast: Troubleshooting SQL Server Connection Issues
I will be doing a live webcast on Thursday, November 9th 2017 at 3 PM Eastern Time (8 PM UTC...
2017-10-23
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SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars
Podcast with SQL Data Partners on Patching Best Practices
Recently, I joined Carlos L Chacon (site|@CarlosLChacon), Steve Stedman (blog|@SqlEmt), and the rest of the SQL Data Partners Podcast team...
2017-10-23
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Checklist: DR Plan Sanity Check
If a disaster struck tomorrow, are you ready for it? Are you sure you thought of everything? I cannot count...
2017-09-04
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31 Days of Disaster Recovery Revisited
A few years ago, I did a blog post series dedicated to disaster recovery (backups, restores, corruption, etc). 31 blog...
2017-08-18
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Patching SQL Server and SSMS? Order matters.
If you’ve been living under a rock, you may not have noticed how frequently SSMS is getting updated. The SQL...
2017-08-14
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T-SQL Tuesday #93: 3 Jobs I Didn’t Take and 1 I did
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again, and this month’s host is Kendra Little (blog|@), and the excellent topic selected by Kendra is...
2017-08-08
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Real-life SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting at SQLSaturday Columbus
Join me Friday, July 21, 2017 for a day of Real-life SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting as part of SQLSaturday Columbus...
2017-06-26
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T-SQL Tuesday #90: The Death of the DBA in a DevOps World Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
It’s time for another iteration of the blog party known as T-SQL Tuesday. This month’s theme is Shipping Database Changes...
2017-05-09
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Why Log Shipping is Better than Database Mirroring for Migrations
This topic has come up several times recently, so I feel the need to blog on it. As the person...
2017-05-05
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24 Hours of PASS: Security: Session Files
Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation for the 24 Hours of PASS event on May 3rd. This iteration of...
2017-05-04
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RMOUG Training Days in Denver
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Next week I’m heading to the Lowry Conference Center in Denver for the RMOUG...
Daily Coping 7 Feb 2023
By Steve Jones
Today’s coping tip is to go to bed in good time and allow yourself...
Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 01-31-2023
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Hello Dear Reader! After a weekend with a lot of activities, it was a...
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