Scheduling backups in SQL Server Express
I have seen many forum posts asking how do you schedule backups for SQL Express databases and the answers always...
2010-03-29
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Indexes - where you cannot create them!
Indexes are the objects that DBA uses them everyday and maintaining them very often, during the maintenance routines. The main...
2010-03-29
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Notes from the Orlando Code Camp March 2010
I arrived about 7:15 and already quite a few people on hand. Registration was moved to inside this time, just...
2010-03-29
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Using Custom Connection Colors in SSMS
One of the new features that was added to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in SQL Server 2008, which was...
2010-03-29
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To Get Certified or Not Get Certified
I have noticed quite a bit of discussion recently about the merits of Microsoft certification. Some people (like me) think...
2010-03-29
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TempDB – Relocate the TempDB Database Files
I took control of a new server recently and noticed that Tempdb was not configured to best practice. It was...
2010-03-28
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DBCC INPUTBUFFER vs fn_get_sql
Someone asked a question in the forums the other day and I realized it would make a pretty decent blog...
2010-03-28
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Making Sense of Replication Errors in Replication Monitor
Making Sense of Replication Errors in Replication Monitor If you've ever had to deal with errors in Replication Monitor, your first...
2010-03-27
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SQL Server Social Group a Fresh Perspective on User Group Meetings
The Cam river flows through Cambridge, England. At the center of the river you can see a punt (a type...
2010-03-27
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So you want to write a blog?
First, figure out what you want to write about. It should be something you have passion for. And it should...
2010-03-27
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Building a Support Ticket Triage Report with IIF() and CHOOSE() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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