An Artist I’m Not!
One of the gifts my Mom gave my children was a ‘Painting Rocks’ kit. Great marketing, six medium sized rocks,...
2011-01-07
556 reads
SQLAndy
Goals for 2011
Last week I wrote about my goals for last year and some frustration at having to make some trade offs...
2011-01-06
572 reads
Good People Know Good People
I can’t remember where I heard this recently, but it’s been stuck in my head as one of those bits...
2011-01-05
617 reads
Schedule Posted for SQLSaturday #62 in Tampa
The schedule is posted for SQLSaturday #62 coming to Tampa on January 15, 2011. I don’t have a presentation on...
2011-01-04
557 reads
Looking Back at 2010
I’m writing this the day before Xmas, trying to finish up a bunch of odd tasks before the holiday weekend...
2010-12-30
1,448 reads
Book Review: Bury My Heart at Conference Room B
Bury My Heart at Conference Room B: The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers by Stan Slap ($15 @ Amazon) is...
2010-12-29
734 reads
Meet a New Blogger: Malathi Mahadevan
My friend Malathi (Mala) Mahadevan has chaired the Louisville PASS Chapter for the past couple years, and will be heading...
2010-12-27
977 reads
Updated SQLRally Flyer
We’ve updated the original flyer to the new and improved model that has the prices. The image below is a...
2010-12-23
717 reads
Lunch Story #3–No Free Sandwiches
This time the plan was to go to Arby’s because it was close and my friend Rob had coupons for...
2010-12-23
557 reads
Book Plug: Say Goodbye
I read a lot, and often marvel at the effort that goes into writing them, and I think I get...
2010-12-22
615 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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