Check Those Settings
Recently, I was tasked with “enhancing” a third party application. This third party application (TPA) outputs a bunch of files...
2017-03-30 (first published: 2017-03-16)
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SQL Swimmer
Next Stop, SQL Saturday Richmond
I can’t believe it’s almost time for SQL Saturday #610. I’ll be there presenting What is Power BI? If you...
2017-03-11
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Triad Developers Conference – My Debut
I did it! I did my first “real world” presentation this morning at the Triad Developers Conference in Winston-Salem. What...
2017-03-10
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Speaking at Triad Developer’s Conference
I am honored to have been recommended by a colleague and selected as a speaker for the Triad Developer’s Conference...
2017-02-09
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Pesky Percent File Growth
As DBAs we all know setting your file growth to grow by percent is not optimal. It can cause all...
2017-01-31
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My First SQL Saturday – As A Speaker!
I am so honored and excited to have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Richmond on March 18, 2017.
I...
2017-01-31
609 reads
How to Exclude Entire Sections in VS Schema Compare
Right now I am so excited, and a little embarrassed. After using Visual Studio (VS) for database projects for the...
2017-01-23
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So Long, Farewell, I Hate to Say Goodbye
The Sound of Music is one of my all time favorite movies. It reminds me of some great times with...
2016-10-12
510 reads
SQL Saturday Charlotte is Coming!
That’s right, SQL Saturday Charlotte is coming September 17, 2016. Next to the annual PASS Summit, this is my favorite...
2016-09-01
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SQL Server 2016, Database Mail and .Net 3.5 Framework
There were so many cheers when Microsoft announced that the .Net 3.5 Framework was no longer a pre-requisite for installing...
2016-06-30
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Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
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Having Issue deploying a report to an on prem server from PowerBI desktop
Using PowerBI Version1.25.9508.3237(January 2026). Installed Microsoft Power BI Desktop (Optimized for Power BI Report...
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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