The Desert DBA

TempDB configuration for people in a hurry

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If you’ve ever had to play administrator to a SQL Server instance, you’ve probably had to deal with TempDB data or log files that have grown unexpectedly. I know...

2021-06-03

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A Biography Template for New Presenters

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Presenting is difficult, and you already know that. It is also incredibly rewarding and beneficial to your career, but that’s not important for this post. As difficult as it...

2021-03-05 (first published: 2021-02-28)

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A Biography Template for New Presenters

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Presenting is difficult, and you already know that. It is also incredibly rewarding and beneficial to your career, but that’s not important for this post. As difficult as it...

2021-02-28

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T-SQL Tuesday #131 – Database Analogies

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This post is for the most recent #tsql2sday, a monthly exercise where a topic is proposed by a community member and everyone is invited to post their thoughts on...

2020-10-21 (first published: 2020-10-13)

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T-SQL Tuesday #131 – Database Analogies

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This post is for the most recent #tsql2sday, a monthly exercise where a topic is proposed by a community member and everyone is invited to post their thoughts on...

2020-10-13

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The Value of a Mentor

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Something I’ve mentioned in previous career-related posts is the value of a mentor. In case it seemed more like a suggestion, let me be more direct about this: You...

2020-08-17

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Online certification exams are definitely different

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As you can tell from previous posts, I’ve taken a few Microsoft Certification exams here in 2020. As you may have also heard, there’s been this Coronavirus pandemic happening...

2020-08-12 (first published: 2020-08-01)

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Online certification exams are definitely different

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As you can tell from previous posts, I’ve taken a few Microsoft Certification exams here in 2020. As you may have also heard, there’s been this Coronavirus pandemic happening...

2020-08-01

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How I passed the 70-762 certification exam

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According to the myriad of statistics used to track such things, the post “How I passed the 70-761 certification exam” has been one of the most popular on this...

2020-05-31

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Query Store capture note: All does not mean what you think it means

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As many of you know, Query Store is a wonderful tool for identifying query regressions, which in turn makes it an equally wonderful tool for migrations involving an upgrade...

2020-04-30

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