More Surface
I’m continuing to work with the Surface.
BOOM
I just had my first crash. I was in IE when I tried to...
2012-11-02
1,161 reads
The Scary DBA
Surface, Surface, Prepare to Surface
More stuff about the Surface.
Web browsing works extremely well so far. I enjoy how you can swipe to move back...
2012-11-01
804 reads
Microsoft Surface Update
Let’s talk some more about the basic keyboard. I’m really surprised at how well it works. But, it’s absolutely going...
2012-10-31
1,455 reads
Microsoft Surface
I’m going to do with this what I should have done with the Piece Of Fruit (POF), blog about the...
2012-10-31 (first published: 2012-10-28)
3,271 reads
Scary Reading List for Halloween
I know I focus on community, SQL Server, professional development and process. But you need to do other stuff occasionally...
2012-10-26
733 reads
Clustered Indexes Have Statistics Too
It may seem obvious, but I’ve heard more than one person suggest to me that statistics on a clustered index...
2012-10-22
1,163 reads
SQL In The City: Seattle
If you missed all the great speakers on the five city tour of SQL in the City, don’t despair. Many...
2012-10-17
1,147 reads
RML Utilities and SQL Server 2012
I’m working through some code that I haven’t touched recently and I’m running it for the first time on a...
2012-10-16
1,478 reads
Why Tune Queries?
It’s just a query against the database. If things are running slow, buy some more memory, a faster CPU or...
2012-10-17 (first published: 2012-10-15)
3,000 reads
Interviewing a DBA
I’m not a fan of trivia style interview questions. Yes, I ask a few because you have to in order...
2012-09-26 (first published: 2012-09-24)
3,354 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
Forums
A Challenge of Our Knowledge
Comments posted to this topic are about the item A Challenge of Our Knowledge
The memory toll of VARCHAR(MAX) in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The memory toll of VARCHAR(MAX)...
Question of the Day
Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
See possible answers