Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
I’ve finished my 3rd book as part of my year long commitment to read and review professional/personal development books. I...
2011-08-30
769 reads
The Scary DBA
Expert? Ha!
How do you define an expert? My personal definition: An expert is the person that is a chapter ahead of...
2011-08-22
1,246 reads
Google + Hangouts
I just finished hosting my third hangout on Google Plus. I’ve also attended one hosted by Andy Leonard (blog|twitter) and...
2011-08-11
1,383 reads
Denali & CTP 3
I have Denali installed on a virtual machine on my laptop and I’m working through evaluating it. Actually, I’m working...
2011-08-10
668 reads
Droid Apps
A friend of mine recently got his first smart phone, an Android. My wife has also recently moved into the...
2011-08-08
771 reads
All About Execution Plans
If you’re attending the PASS Summit this October, I’d like to make a suggestion. The Summit itself is only three...
2011-08-03
866 reads
Strengths Finder 2.0
I’ve made the commitment to read and review 12 books over 12 months as a part of continuous personal development....
2011-07-27
899 reads
PASS SQL Rally 2011 Evaluations
In keeping with the all my other major speaking engagements, I’m posting the results of my pre-con and session evals...
2011-07-05
938 reads
Presentations in Action
The first book I read for my 12 goal oriented books was Jerry Weissman’s Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation...
2011-06-27
645 reads
Make the Optimizer Work Harder
One of my favorite indicators for whether or not you have a good execution plan is when you see the...
2011-06-20
2,801 reads
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...
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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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