Where have all the Orphans gone?

Do your database users appear to be having an out of body experience?  Have they lost all ties to their login? Does it feel like maybe what this baby...

Where have all the Orphans gone?

Do your database users appear to be having an out of body experience?  Have they lost all ties to their...

Blog Changes

I have made a few changes to the blog over the past couple weeks The changes have come about as...

ReFS || next generation file system for Windows

Q) Why is it named ReFS?
ReFS stands for Resilient File System. Although it is designed to be better in many...

SQL Saturday #149 Minneapolis 2012

This past weekend I attended SQL Saturday #149 in Minneapolis with my husband Adam, my brother Chris and another member...

Why do you attend sessions? – Survey Results

Several weeks ago I posted a quick survey on my blog that asked how you choose a session to attend...

Honored with MVP award!

 
I’m so honored to be recognized as an MVP for SQL Server by Microsoft!

Thank you Microsoft and the SQL Server Community.
My...

SQL Server : Setting up Server Side Trace

For a DBA, SQL profiler is a great tool to trouble shoot performance issues. It is a pain to configure...

When I get stumped I ….

I work with a reasonably large team of DBAs.  There are 9 of us and we support not only 70+...

Master Data Services: Copy Versions

In Master Data Services (MDS), you can use the Master Data Manager Web User Interface “UI” to copy a version of...