Performance Tuning Seminar in Jacksonville, FL on May 2, 2008
I'll be teaching a one day performance tuning seminar that targets beginning DBA's and developers that do data access, hoping to...
2008-03-09
769 reads
SQLAndy
Are All Meetings Bad?
I was mildly amused by my friend Steve Jones blog post Finding a Direction about not really wanting to spend...
2008-03-06
536 reads
SQL Server Data Services Announcement (Competitor to Amazon SimpleDB)
Mary Jo Foley reports that MS is signing up testers for a hosted SQL Server solution called SQL Server Data...
2008-03-06
726 reads
Orlando Code Camp 2008 - Registration & Call for Speakers is Open
My friend Shawn Weisfeld is expecting more than 400 attendees at Orlando Code Camp this year. There will be at...
2008-03-04
341 reads
The Fun of Blogs
If you look at my blog roll Jeff Dunntemann is one of the ones recommend. Nothing about SQL Server there, but he...
2008-03-03
365 reads
SQL 2008 Schedule Slippage and SQL 2005 SP3
I've read with interest some of Steve's editorials about SQL 2005 SP3 and in large part agree with him that...
2008-03-02
596 reads
Notes From My Visit with the Charlotte SQL Group
I'm headed back to Orlando after a quick trip to Charlotte. Flew in yesterday and spent some time with my...
2008-02-28
1,295 reads
Using TripIt for Travel Plans
Not a SQL related topic today.
I first noticed Tripit on Joels Blog and so far it solves a problem I've...
2008-02-26
1,288 reads
Snapshots Part 1 Published on SSC
Snapshots Part 1 covers the basics of doing a snapshot regardless of what type of replication is being used. In...
2008-02-26
1,249 reads
Perks at Work - A Good Thing?
Free oil changes, extra week of vacation when you get married, etc, etc, all things mentioned in this article someone...
2008-02-25
1,417 reads
Blogs
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...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
OPENQUERY Flexibility
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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