Another Lunch Story
Lately I’ve been having some unusual lunches, starting with the bbq fiasco from last week. For this one I have...
2010-12-20
583 reads
SQLAndy
Unusual BBQ
Recently some friends invited me to try a BBQ place that they enjoyed, so I went along hoping for the...
2010-12-17
594 reads
The Bar Where Everyone Queries Your Name?
Sent by a friend (yes, it’s a mild fake), but still, shouldn’t someone open a SQL bar or coffee place?
2010-12-17
582 reads
Notes from the December 2010 OPASS Meeting
Our December meeting was a time for a lot of changes:
New location, the Hampton Inn in Lake Mary. It’s further...
2010-12-16
589 reads
Email Pruning
Email consumes a pretty significant chunk for me. Email for my day job, email for my blog, email from friend...
2010-12-15
873 reads
Soft Skills Matter More Than You Think
Over my career I’ve seen interviews fall into three categories:
The technical part. Questions on trace flags, wait states, backups, etc,...
2010-12-14
612 reads
More Networking Thoughts
I’ve happened to have a few networking events happen recently that I thought I’d share, all part of trying to...
2010-12-13
648 reads
IT Education Part 2
For those thinking about an IT career the options are bewildering, and I think the education establishment doesn’t do a...
2010-12-10
697 reads
Book Review: The Way We Work Isn’t Working
The Way We Work Isn’t Working by Tony Schwartz ($19 @ Amazon) is a holistic approach to work and a work...
2010-12-09
600 reads
SQLSaturday #62–Too Many Speakers
I received the email this week that I won’t be getting a place on the schedule, nor will the other...
2010-12-08
785 reads
Blogs
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...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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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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