Backing Up Your Old Systems
I am currently on a project to review some older servers (SQL 2000 and 2005) for SIMPLE recovery (and therefore...
2012-02-16
431 reads
Tools to Monitor Performance of SQL Server
To gather statistical information on how a server is performing requires, you need to use operating system tools to gather...
2012-02-16
3,225 reads
PASS Data Arch VC presents Steve Simon - On Beyond Zebra AdventureWorks OR Where Did I Go Wrong?
I meet Steve when he came down from New England area for SQL Saturday #28 IN Baton Rouge, LA. He...
2012-02-15
745 reads
Comparing Inline and Multi-Statement Table-Valued Functions
Table-Valued Functions. What a wonderful addition to SQL they make. They take parameters, do some work, and return a result...
2012-02-15
80,916 reads
Excerpt from Upcoming Book by Grant Fritchey Called Learn “SQL Server in a Month of Lunches”
Later this year, a new book by author Grant Fritchey, called Learn SQL Server in a Month of Lunches, will...
2012-02-15
1,670 reads
SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): T-SQL Enhancements
SQL Server 2012 has a number of new T-SQL features. Listed below are all of the new features, along with...
2012-02-15
5,164 reads
Meme 15 - LinkedIn
The #Meme15 assignment from Jason Strate (Blog/@StrateSQL) for February is to describe how and why we use LinkedIn. I felt...
2012-02-15
407 reads
SQLRockstar's SQL Someday
http://vimeo.com/33411604
This is a talk given by Thomas LaRock (@SQLRockstar to you Twitter-folk) at an event last fall in NYC called...
2012-02-15
389 reads
Dynamic Add/Remove file in Mirroring/Logshipping
Yesterday we were having discussion on high availability feature Mirroring and Log shipping with my colleagues (Amol & Alankar) on whether...
2012-02-15
494 reads
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
716 reads
Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
Forums
Inventory Snapshot for missing Period
Hello, We maintain an inventory table that captures monthly snapshots of item inventory levels....
Azure SQL Hyperscale Unveiled
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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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