SQL Server – DBA productivity and less is more
A typical DBA day can include a mixture of Operational, Engineering and Architectural tasks. Whilst maintaining 100% database server availability...
2012-02-15
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Be careful with two digit years
I recently had a scary conversation with a user, which can be broken down to:
User: Why would the data have...
2012-02-14
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ANUG: Masters at Work
In November last year, our very own Henrik Sjang Davidsen did a session at the ANUG event called Masters at...
2012-02-14
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A Guide for Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
Check out my article on SQLServerCentral.com in which I discussed SQL Server 2008 R2 installation setup which you can use to install...
2012-02-14
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ColoradoSQL–February 2012
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2012-02-14
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Two Webcasts, One Day
If you are interested in listening to my sultry Minnesota voice this Thursday, you have the opportunity to do it…...
2012-02-14
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Coca-Cola and #SQLSat 111
Got some great news today! Turns out Sarah (Blog | @DanceM0m) and I will be heading to Atlanta in a couple...
2012-02-17 (first published: 2012-02-14)
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SSRS – Embedding Refreshable Reports in Office Tools
Have you ever experienced this?
You have developed a set of Reporting Services report that your users love and they often...
2012-02-20 (first published: 2012-02-14)
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Your Road to Becoming a DBA: Getting Organised
Knowing precisely how to start on your next adventure is tricky. With so many options and decisions in front of...
2012-02-17 (first published: 2012-02-13)
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Monday Morning Mistakes: SSIS Expressions Not Evaluating Correctly
SSIS Expressions
Expressions in SSIS are great. They allow you to create dynamic values for all sorts of stuff like variables,...
2012-02-16 (first published: 2012-02-13)
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Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
Forums
Fulltext filter daemon host (FDHost) process has stopped abnormally
We have performed a side-by-side upgrade, from SQL Server 2016 to 2022 Developer Edition,...
Automating OSM Data Refresh in Power BI’s Azure Maps Reference Layer
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Database Mail Configuration
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Question of the Day
Database Mail Configuration
If I want to get a list of the configuration settings for Database Mail using T-SQL, how can I do so?
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