Session Eval Results for my PASS 2007 Presentation
One of the things I discuss in my Successful Technical Speaking class (it's a
free class, usually once a quarter)...
2007-11-12
611 reads
SQLAndy
Celko on SQL Seminar Orlando - It's Time!
We (End to End Training) will be hosting our Celko on SQL seminar tomorrow (Nov 9th). It's not too late...
2007-11-07
687 reads
Does User Voting for Best Products Work?
I happened to get an email asking me to vote for a product that was being featured in one of...
2007-11-07
658 reads
SQL Server Magazine Changes
I was just reading the October 2007 issue and they have done what magazines are apt to do; redesign themselves...
2007-11-05
603 reads
Varchar(Max) and ADO
Another note from a friend. They decided to upgrade a large varchar column to varchar(max) and subsequently found strange behavior...
2007-11-05
836 reads
Technical Debt/Steve McConnell is the man!
Steve is the guy who wrote Code Complete (get rev 2 if you buy) which I consider to be required...
2007-11-05
478 reads
Replicate Stored Procedure Execution Published on SSC
Most people 'set it and forget it' when it comes to replication, not realizing that changes to rows on the...
2007-11-05
410 reads
Linking Access to SQL Server Reposted on SSC
This is an older article that was recycled for Fri, but still seems to get a decent number of views...
2007-11-04
454 reads
Two TechEds Better Than One?
Just saw the announcement that there will be two back to back TechEd's next year. Both will be held in...
2007-11-03
343 reads
Mini Review: Building Technical User Communites by Greg Low
I had the chance to see Greg do a presentation at the PASS Summit in Denver that was based on...
2007-11-02
351 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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