ScaryDBA Blog Reboot
After all the conversations at FreeCon last week (more on that later, when I’ve assimilated it better), I finally decided...
2010-11-15
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The Scary DBA
The New Path To MCM
Microsoft has announced changes to the MCM program. This page shows all the ways that you can become an MCM...
2010-11-12
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PASS Summit 2010, Day 3 Key Note
Today is Dr. Dewitt.
The ballroom, where the keynotes are held, is filled with extra chairs. The Summit organizers expect extra...
2010-11-11
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PASS Summit: Day 2 Keynote
Today is Kilt Day at the PASS Summit. We’re going to try to arrange a group photo at lunch time.
The...
2010-11-10
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PASS Summit: Day 1 Keynote, Part 3
Ted Kummert is still talking.
For the cloud, of course, they’re talking about SQL Azure. Microsoft really is throwing themselves into...
2010-11-09
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PASS Summit: Day 1 Keynote, Part 2
Mark Souza from the SQL CAT Team, some of the smartest & most capable of MS consultants in SQL Server, is...
2010-11-09
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PASS Summit: Day 1 Keynote, Part 1
Sitting at the big kids table at the PASS Summit, ready to rock and roll. The Summit has not officially...
2010-11-09
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Pass Summit Sunday Morning
I’m sitting in Top Pot Donut. I’m having a fantastic apple fritter. I’m also trying out the capabilities of the...
2010-11-07
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SQLServerPedia Award Votes
This is just another reminder to please vote for my blog post on using PowerShell Remoting with SQL Server. It’s...
2010-11-03
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Kilt Day
A week from now will be Kilt Day at the PASS Summit. It’s probably way too late to order a...
2010-11-03
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Blogs
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
By SQLPals
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO The purpose...
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
Disclosure: this post may contain links to books as an affiliate link. If you...
Claude Context Window
By Arun Sirpal
Every Claude conversation has a context window. It is the total amount of text...
Forums
Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL,...
provisioning sql server via VMware Cloud Foundation
Hello, has anyone here ever provisioned and actually used an MS SQL Server with...
No More Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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