Starting Conversations - Part 3
If you haven't already, start with Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 2 I mentioned that I have hired...
2009-04-28
1,415 reads
SQLAndy
Making Forums Work
I saw this post about Why I Dislike Newsgroups from Tom Larock and he did a pretty good job of...
2009-04-27
1,024 reads
Notes on SQLSaturday #13
I drove up on Friday with my friend Kendal Van Dyke. Long drive from Orlando, just over 8 hours. Arrived...
2009-04-27
661 reads
Visiting West Palm Beach SQL Group on April 29, 2009
I'm going to West Palm Beach on Apr 29th to visit Scott Klein and his group. I'll be doing a...
2009-04-26
626 reads
Book Review: The Speed of Trust
I finally finished up reading the Speed of Trust and have to say I struggled with it. I'm a big...
2009-04-23
789 reads
Building Something Fun
A little further off topic than usual today, something not about technology and work for a change. Woodworking is one...
2009-04-23
1,406 reads
Want a SQLSaturday Polo or Tshirt?
I've had a few requests for these, so I'll take orders through May 8, 2009. The polo is a very...
2009-04-23
831 reads
Internal Outsourcing
We'll all heard about or lived with outsourcing, and hopefully we know it's good and bad. Outsourcing the janitorial services...
2009-04-22
976 reads
Day of DotNutNuke in Tampa on June 13, 2009
My friend Will Strohl is managing the Day of DNN on June 13, 2009 at the Microsoft office in Tampa....
2009-04-22
708 reads
PASS Connector Editorial for April 22, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-04-22
563 reads
Blogs
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...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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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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