24 Hours of PASS Recordings Now Available
Our most recent 24 Hours of PASS celebrated the SQL 2008 R2 launch. 24 great sessions, 23 of which were...
2010-06-16
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SQLAndy
Leaders in Meetings
As the owner of a meeting/discussion you have two options on how to drive the conversation, and which you use...
2010-06-16
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oPASS Meeting Tonight June 15, 2010 – Featuring Kendal Van Dyke
We’re meeting from 6-8 pm as usual, with Kendal Van Dyke presenting Paging Dr Availability, You’re Wanted In the Recovery...
2010-06-15
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Potential Pre-Cons for SQLSaturday #49
In previous years we’ve just invited a speaker or two to submit a presentation for an all day paid event...
2010-06-14
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Jacksonville Code Camp Call for Speakers
Bayer White has announced the call for speakers for the 2010 Jacksonville Code Camp to be held August 28, 2010...
2010-06-14
308 reads
SSC Editorial – Bad Database Design
I wrote this editorial about bad design based on some real world experiences. It’s a fun story, maybe even borderline...
2010-06-14
377 reads
Presentation Styles
I had a chance to watch a few different styles this week at TechEd, and I think it helped that...
2010-06-11
629 reads
TechEd 2010 – Wednesday
My final day at TechEd. Packed up and checked my bag at the hotel, off to the bus. Noticed that...
2010-06-10
339 reads
SSC Editorial – Limited Features or Limited Time
This editorial for the SSC newsletter ran last week and talks about the conundrum for software vendors – how do you...
2010-06-10
596 reads
TechEd 2010 – Afternoon
Noticed that they have ‘overflow’ rooms where they are broadcasting sessions that max out attendance, very nice. Wonder how much...
2010-06-09
628 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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