File Growths
I hinted at file growths in my previous posts about shrinking data and log files. Then I talked about growing...
2016-04-11 (first published: 2016-03-29)
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SQL Server Failover Cluster Configuration & its Hardware Compatibility
Introduction
Failover cluster in SQL Server is a type of cluster in which two or more independent servers are interconnected with...
2016-03-29
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2016-03-29
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Notes from the March 2016 oPASS Meeting
Quick notes:
Chinese food instead of pizza (thanks Shawn!)The wine bar is doing some remodeling to make better use of the...
2016-03-28
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Why I Love #SQLSaturday
PASS SQLSaturdays are free 1-day training events for SQL Server professionals that focus on local speakers, providing a variety of...
2016-03-28
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Query Store and Optimize For Ad Hoc
I love presenting sessions because you get so many interesting questions. For example, what happens with Optimize for Ad Hoc...
2016-04-11 (first published: 2016-03-28)
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Utility function: dbo.JobName(@job_id)
As often as I have to pull a job’s name based on its job_id in the MSDB system tables, I’m truly...
2016-04-08 (first published: 2016-03-28)
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SQL Nexus in Copenhagen
The Nordic SQLNexus conference is taking place in Copenhagen on May 2-4. I’ve never been to the event, or the...
2016-03-28
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Why you shouldn’t use SELECT *
I answered an interesting question on SE today (ever notice how many posts come from stuff I read on forums?)...
2016-03-28
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Using PowerShell to set Extended Events Sessions to AutoStart
When you look after more than a few SQL Servers you will need to perform the same actions against a...
2016-04-08 (first published: 2016-03-28)
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Blogs
Cleaning Up Azure MS Defender Billing
By Steve Jones
I have a few Azure subscriptions, which are fairly small and not used that...
Installing and Configuring containerd as a Kubernetes Container Runtime
This post shows you how to install containerd as the container runtime for Kubernetes...
It’s 2026 and I’m retired, so lets get Visual Basic 6.0 to run on Windows 11
In 1999 I released my first commercial software product. ShutOff 2000 was a Windows...
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