Converged virtual architectures and SQL Server licensing
Hyper-converged compute architectures, meaning clusters of physical servers with self-contained storage configured for a traditional SAN-less solution, are growing in...
2016-07-08
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Technobabble by Klee from @kleegeek
I’m a Data Platform MVP for the third year in a row
I’m extremely honored to be named Microsoft Data Platform MVP for the third year in a row! I thank the...
2016-07-01
302 reads
Speaking at PASS Summit 2016
I’m very honored to be speaking at the PASS Global Summit again this year in Seattle during the week of...
2016-06-29
408 reads
Presenting for Edmonton SQL Server Users Group June 16th
It’s a wonderfully busy speaking month! I’m going to be remotely speaking for the Edmonton SQL Server User Group at 5:00pm...
2016-06-09
409 reads
Speaking at Downtown Chicago SQL Server User Group June 9th
I’m going to be speaking for the downtown Chicago SQL Servers User Group at 5:30pm on June 9th! I plan to...
2016-06-02
449 reads
Upcoming Webinars and Events
This coming week is packed full of fun events! On Wednesday, June 1st at 2pm Eastern, I’m participating in a...
2016-05-29
897 reads
SQL Server on VMware Workshop at VMworld
I am extremely proud to announce my participation in the inaugural SQL Server workshop at this year’s VMworld US in Last...
2016-05-23
394 reads
Free eBook – Modern Storage Strategies for SQL Server
I’m pleased to announce the general availability of a new free ebook collaboration with James Green from ActualTech Media called...
2016-05-17 (first published: 2016-05-12)
3,756 reads
Virtual SQL Servers, Actual Performance – PASS Virtualization VC Presentation
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting a new session for the PASSVirtualization Virtual Chapter called “Virtual SQL Servers, Actual Performance” tomorrow at...
2016-05-10
568 reads
SQL Saturday Iowa City Precon – The Complete Primer to SQL Server Infrastructure
I’m pleased to announce that I’m launching my next round of all-day precon training session at the upcoming SQL Saturday in Iowa...
2016-05-05
389 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
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SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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