SQL Server 2016 announced… and it’s gonna rock
In what spare time I’ve had this week, I’ve been watching the news coming out of Microsoft Ignite (formerly Tech...
2015-05-06
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SQL Server – Changing Ownership for All the User Databases to “sa” Account
Most people prefer to have “sa” account as the database owner, primary reason being sa login cannot be removed/deleted unlike any...
2015-05-05
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Speaking at Iowa Code Camp on May 9
If you’re in the Iowa City area, come to Iowa Code Camp this weekend! They have a great lineup of speakers, covering...
2015-05-05
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Synchronizing Read / Write SQL Agent Jobs Across AlwaysOn Replicas
Intro
AlwaysOn availability groups are a powerful enhancement to SQLServer HA, and offer many improvements over older database synchronization techniques like...
2015-05-15 (first published: 2015-05-05)
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SQL Server Migration Plan
As a DBA , migration of database is a part of day to day activities. sometime its a quite hectic task...
2015-05-05
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Book Review: The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Earlier this year, my buddy Dan recommended that I read The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. The recommendation...
2015-05-05
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SQL Server 2016 Preview...Coming this Summer
It was announced yesterday at the Ignite conference that we’ll be getting a summer preview of SQL Server 2016. With...
2015-05-05
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Automating Storage Benchmarking with DiskSpd and PowerShell
My recent post on using the new DiskSpd utility to help you benchmark your storage is a great primer on how...
2015-05-14 (first published: 2015-05-05)
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Effects of Persisted Columns on Performance
I live for questions. And my favorite questions are the ones where I’m not completely sure of the answer. Those...
2015-05-13 (first published: 2015-05-05)
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SSRS Utility Reports: Subscription Inventory, Failed Subscriptions
When delivering a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) solution with lots of subscriptions, it's helpful to also include some utility...
2015-05-05
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
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Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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