No Caps for SQL Saturday : Speaker Edition
A few weeks back, I got into a conversation about whether PASS should put the boot down on events and...
2012-05-17
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StrateSQL
“Thou Shall Not Shrink the Database” #TSQL2sDay
This month, Chris Shaw (Blog | @sqlshaw) is leading the charge on the T-SQL Tuesday. This event is basically a blogging...
2012-05-08
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May 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
They say, “April showers bring May flowers.” But what if it doesn’t bring May flowers? What if instead you get...
2012-05-08
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Can You Dig It? – Determining Index Plan Usage
She Can Dig It!
A while back I was asked, if you can use the plan cache to determine which plans...
2012-05-04
1,445 reads
Changing Priorities
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you have probably noticed that the content here has been a...
2012-05-03
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SQLFriends in Minneapolis
Ever wanted to hang out and talk about SQL Server over lunch? Maybe get a chance to ask those questions...
2012-05-02
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April 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
Another month goes by and it’s time again to ask… are your SQL Servers healthy? Have they been properly configured? ...
2012-04-12
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SQLCLR: Good? Or Evil? #MemeMonday
Is SQLCLR good or evil? Thomas LaRock (Blog | @SQLRockstar) is asking that question this month in his #MemeMonday blog party.
Let’s...
2012-04-10
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April #Meme15 Assignment
Before the advent of the modern “Social Network”, many of us were already connected through tools that had much less...
2012-04-09
831 reads
Re-blog – March 23 – March 29
Welcome to the Friday Re-Blog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer readers may...
2012-03-30
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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
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