Speaking at PASS Virtualization Virtual Chapter on Wednesday
This Wednesday I will be presenting for the PASS Virtualization Virtual Chapter at 11AM CST on one of my favorite...
2013-02-13
672 reads
Technobabble by Klee from @kleegeek
Right sizing your virtual machine for maximum database performance
I have a new blog post up at HouseOfBrick.com on why you should understand your workload performance characteristics. When you...
2013-02-11
939 reads
Back from a vacation and ready to hit the ground running
I doubt you noticed but I took a few weeks to relax, so no tech for me. Last week my...
2013-02-11
892 reads
Speaking at VMware Partner Exchange on February 24
I am pleased to announce that I am speaking at VMware’s Partner Exchange for their CI1464 – Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server...
2013-01-26
793 reads
SQL Server certification path
At the House of BrickSolutions Architect blog, I have a new post up on the path to full SQL Server...
2013-01-23
762 reads
Guest blog post and whitepaper at VMware on Shadow IT
Yesterday I was featured as a guest on the VMware.com vFabric blog to introduce a whitepaper that I authored on...
2013-01-22
1,010 reads
Example of SQL Server table partitioning
Recently, one of my favorite customers asked me some very thought-provoking questions about using database partitioning to move transactional data around. Their...
2013-01-18 (first published: 2013-01-14)
14,943 reads
VCAP5-DCA study guide is now available
Paul Grevink has released a great study guide for the VMware VCAP5-DCA exam. It’s available here! I’ll be using it...
2013-01-01
721 reads
My 2012 Year
What a wild year this has been. There have been ups and downs, but the ups have been incredible. To...
2013-01-01
931 reads
vSphere 5.1 Performance Statistic History Bug
I just discovered a few posts calling out a bug in the vSphere 5.1 vCenter performance statistic rollup procedure for...
2012-12-31
1,502 reads
Blogs
From SQL Saturday to Day of Data
By ReviewMyDB
A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...
PostgreSQL 18 Finally Makes BUFFERS the Default. Here Is Why That Matters
You run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on a slow query, stare at the plan, and something...
A New Word: La Guadière
By Steve Jones
la guadière – n. a glint of goodness you notice in something that you...
Forums
Install SQL Scripts via GUI Wizard
Hallo all! My problem is this: I have quite a bunch of TSQL scripts...
Converting Money
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non ascii columns in a utf-8 .txt file
hi, we couldnt get our upstream data source developers to supply what is sometimes...
Question of the Day
Converting Money
Does this run successfully on a SQL Server 2022, US English default installation?
DECLARE @YenAmount MONEY; SET @YenAmount = ¥1500; SELECT @YenAmount AS RawValue;See possible answers