Tribute to Jim Gray
Ran across this in the Mar/Apr ACM Queue, http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/IPRO/JimGrayTribute/ will be held at UC Berkeley on May 31st, 2008. Jim Gray...
2008-04-24
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SQLAndy
Desktop or Laptop
Most of that do any time of training or consulting typically use laptops, and they are even reasonably common in...
2008-04-23
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Interesting Web Hosting Option
Ran across this from Mosso, a spin off from Rackspace. Pricing looks very attractive, and there are some interesting twists....
2008-04-22
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SQLSaturday #4 in Orlando - With a Twist!
As you may know MS Teched is two weeks this year and is being held in Orlando. Turns out that...
2008-04-22
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Where are Profiler User Defined Templates Stored?
Someone asked me this recently and I really had no idea. Quick look in BOL didn't yield any results, so...
2008-04-21
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Information on Dell/Equilogic ISCSI
Our Dell rep sent over this link about Equilogic ISCSI SAN's, pricing is not yet posted but according to him,...
2008-04-21
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Professional Development Links
Someone asked me for these recently as they predate the blog. All were posted on SSC over the past couple...
2008-04-17
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 5
As a mentor I'm looking for someone with the drive to learn and grow, and willing to acknowledge that they...
2008-04-17
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 4
One of the dangers of mentoring someone on your team is that you can easily be perceived as biased, and...
2008-04-16
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 3
I think sometimes a lot of what we call mentoring might be appropriately called coaching. Before you go trying to...
2008-04-15
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Distributed Availability Group Issue / Misunderstanding.
Not sure if this is a tech mistake I've made or a lack of...
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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