Warning: Not a valid checkpoint file name
One of the other DBAs I work with noticed a warning message that was flooding the log files on one...
2017-01-30
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Azure quick start
In case you hadn’t noticed, I love built in help. DBCC HELP, the script button in SSMS, even BOL. Well...
2017-01-30
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Altering Data Length of a Primary Key Column
This is not an article or a script. I am posting this just to share my experience and I feel...
2017-01-30
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Monday Coffee 2017-01-30
Wow, what a week last week was.
The biggest thing that happened was that I got a session at SQL Saturday...
2017-01-30
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Enabling Remote Access to the Dedicated Admin Connection
Recently I was running a health check on one of my clients SQL Servers and I noticed that access to...
2017-01-30
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How to compare two SSAS databases with a custom MDX query
[2017-Jan-29] It came as a request from one of my customers where I had worked as a consultant to quickly compare...
2017-01-29
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Worth Reading – Something I learned while unemployed by Rod Falanga
SQLServerCentral recently published Something I learned while unemployed. Written by Rod Falanga, it has lessons worth learning about making time to...
2017-01-28
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SQL and the other technologies
Next table shows how SQL stands with the other technologies. The data is taken from StackOverflow.Data charted looks like in the...
2017-01-28
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SCOPE_IDENTITY() or @@IDENTITY
I’ve seen quite a lot of usage of both functions in the T-SQL codes. However, their usage sometimes matters. The expectation from @@IDENTITY can sometimes not be the desired. This...
2017-01-27
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SCOPE_IDENTITY() or @@IDENTITY
I’ve seen quite a lot of usage of both functions in the T-SQL codes. However, their usage sometimes matters. The expectation from @@IDENTITY can sometimes not be the desired. This...
2017-01-27
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Blogs
A Pursuit of Lifelong Learning
By Brian Kelley
The following came across my YouTube feed today. It’s an interview with General James...
Advice I Like: Time and Focus
By Steve Jones
“You don’t need more time because you already have all the time that you...
Book Review: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
I don’t currently manage Microsoft 365 Copilot in an enterprise environment, but it is...
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What is the worst part about existing monitoring solutions?
Hi. What is the most difficult aspect of using monitoring software like idera, redgate,...
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