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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
599 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
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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
293 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
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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
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Getting the Schema for Tables
What happens when I run this on SQL Server 2022 in the AdventureWorks2022 database?
SELECT OBJECT_DEFINITION (OBJECT_ID(N'Person.Person')) AS [Object Definition]; GOSee possible answers