July 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
The year is half over and for many of us, specifically those in the United States, it’s a tricky week...
2012-07-03
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StrateSQL
Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – syscacheobjects
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-07-02
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysaltfiles
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-07-01
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – Introduction
When SQL Server 2005 launched, it included a slew of dynamic management objects (DMOs) that were meant to replace the...
2012-07-01
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Is That Your Code? [Copyright Considerations]
Think about that last SQL statement that you wrote. Did you originally write it? Are you sure you wrote it? ...
2012-06-22
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I’m Speaking At PASS Summit 2012
With the release of the PASS Summit 2012 schedule, I’m pleased to announce that I have been selected to present...
2012-06-21
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The Side Effect of NOLOCK
Have you ever been told that you should use NOLOCK? I have, and its usually been with OLTP systems where...
2012-06-18
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Running for the #SQLPass #NomCom
Guess, what? I’ve thrown my hat in to the elections for the Nomination Committee for PASS. That means that I...
2012-06-14
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Do You Know An Exceptional DBA?
Do you know a DBA that saves the day time and again? Or one that doesn’t need to save the...
2012-06-06
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June 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
It’s the first Monday of the month, have you checked your servers out? Do you know that everything with your...
2012-06-08 (first published: 2012-06-04)
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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