Meme Monday: SQL Family
Tom LaRock’s (blog|twitter) question this month: What does #sqlfamily mean to me?
Wow…
Geez Tom, couldn’t you ask a hard question for...
2011-11-07
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The Scary DBA
Book Review: Guerilla Leader, T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt
As part of my commitment to read and review 12 books in an effort to be active in my own...
2011-11-07
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SQL Server XQuery Against Execution Plans
One of the greatest things about all the DMOs is how you can combine the information they present to you...
2011-10-25
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I Can’t Go To Space
If I could win the DBA In Space contest, I’d be all over it like white on rice. But I...
2011-10-24
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PASS Summit 2011: Wrap-Up
Another Summit done gone by and I’m exhausted. You know you did the Summit correctly if you’re crawling onto the...
2011-10-17
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Extended Events Data
I’ve been working quite a bit over the last week or so with extended events in Denali. The sheer magnitude...
2011-10-17
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PASS Keynote Day #3: Dr. Dewitt
And we’re off. We opened with a video of people saying “Connect, Share, Learn” and “This, is Community”
Rob Farley & Buck...
2011-10-14
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PASS Summit Day 2–Key Notes
Bill Graziano has come out on stage, looking marvelous, in a traditional kilt and stockings. Thanks Bill.
For those who don’t...
2011-10-13
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PASS Summit So Far
This is Day 2 of the Summit proper. But for me, this is the fifth day of the Summit and...
2011-10-13
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PASS Summit 2011 Day #1 Post #1
Hello again. The PASS Organization has once more allowed me to sit at the bloggers table for the key note....
2011-10-12
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Blogs
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...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
Forums
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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?
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