Geek Sync Recording: Taking Control of Your SQL Server Sprawl
Back in July, I gave a webcast for Idera’s Geek Sync. They’ve published the recording. You can find it here:
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2017-11-17
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Incorrect Syntax – What?
Intuitive errors are very helpful when trying to troubleshoot a problem. On the other hand, when we receive an error that is vague, we sometimes find ourselves wanting to...
2017-11-17
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Incorrect Syntax – What?
Intuitive errors are very helpful when trying to troubleshoot a problem. On the other hand, when we receive an error...
2017-11-17
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Training Day in London: Building Better SSIS Packages
I am delighted to announce that I’ll be delivering my full-day course, Building Better SSIS Packages, at the SQLBits conference...
2017-11-17
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SOS - Save Our Souls or SQL Operations Manager
On Wednesday Microsoft Announced the release in preview of SQL Operations Studio (SOS)... What is that I hear you cry!...
2017-11-17
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Friday Reading 2017-11-17
Fun week, lots of stuff to organise and prepare for! Whilst I’ve had some downtime I’ve been reading…
Write your first...
2017-11-17
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Something Cool We Learned Today!
We have many customers, and we work on lots of projects. Each project is different in so many ways: the...
2017-11-16
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Can I pause or resume an index rebuild operation?
One of the cool new features in SQL Server 2017 (and currently also in public preview in Azure SQL Database)...
2017-11-16
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How does Query Store capture cross database queries?
When I was writing my post Capture the most expensive queries across your SQL Server using Query Store a question crossed...
2017-11-16
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Azure SQL Database Alerting
It’s good to be proactive and one way is to setup alerts and it is no different when using Azure...
2017-11-16
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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