Among Giants
Since becoming a Database Administrator I’ve always looked at Microsoft MVP’s as the giants in our field. I never once...
2017-04-05
328 reads
SQLEspresso
Lone DBA Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on a Podcast episode with the SQL Data Partners Carlos Chacon...
2017-04-03
351 reads
Trouble Shooting Little Jewel
I didn’t know about this little gem, so I shared it with my team and they didn’t know about it...
2017-03-29
702 reads
Ooops! Was that me? (Blog Challenge)
We have all made mistakes in our careers, I thought I’d share one of mine as a quick tip to...
2017-01-10
552 reads
Run Book, Run!!!
How many of you actually have a “Hit-by-the-Bus” handbook? What is that, you ask? It is a document that explains...
2016-12-21
1,223 reads
Hide and Group Columns in SSRS Using a Parameter
Ever had users come to you and request another version of a report just to add another field and group...
2016-12-09
605 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #84 – Helping New Speakers
Ok everyone; here goes my first crack at replying to a T-SQL Tuesday. For those that don’t know what it...
2016-11-08
202 reads
Challenge Accepted
My life for the last 2 years has been a constant battle of putting out fires with system performance; finally...
2016-09-14
296 reads
This Idera ACE Has Been Busy
This year has been a whirlwind so far, thanks to the Idera ACE program. For those that don’t know what...
2016-08-23
289 reads
Summit Submission Feedback Response
I’m It Survival Tips for the Lone DBA – Level 100
(Not Accepted: Higher rated session selected)
Track: Professional Development
As others have done I...
2016-06-28
218 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
Huge frustration - Database watcher with two elastic pools
Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers