SQL Saturday Dallas
We are in the early stages of planning a SQL Saturday event in the Dallas area for January or February...
2009-07-19
1,078 reads
Tim Mitchell
Being The Best vs. Being Affordable
I read a post on Brent Ozar’s blog last week that discussed employers’ expectations when hiring new team members. Though...
2009-07-13
605 reads
The Netbook
I like my main laptop. It’s big and wide and bright, with lots of power and all of the bells...
2009-07-11
1,392 reads
Presenting at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge
I'll be presenting two sessions at the SQL Saturday event in Baton Rouge on August 1. I'll be presenting a...
2009-07-06
489 reads
Transaction Rollbacks with Identity Values
Have you ever noticed unexpected gaps in sequences in IDENTITY columns? Even though you’ve got transactions set up for your...
2009-07-01
10,024 reads
Speaking at North Texas SQL Server User Group meeting
For those in or around the Dallas area tomorrow (Thursday) evening, I'll be speaking at the North Texas SQL Server...
2009-06-17
789 reads
Update on PASS Selection
I received my notification from the PASS Program Committee on Friday evening,
and found out that I will not be...
2009-06-15
604 reads
Tagged: The Desert Island Scenario
I was tagged by Scary DBA and recent MVP awardee Grant Fritchey with the latest viral question:
“So You’re On A...
2009-06-11
1,351 reads
SQL Saturday Eval Results
I received my evaluation summary from Karla Remail for this weekend's SQL Saturday event. The results are as follows:
Expectations: 0...
2009-06-09
584 reads
SQL Saturday Pensacola pics
The SQL Saturday Pensacola pics are up! Visit the SQL Saturday Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=58052797867&ref=ts
and tag or leave your comments.
2009-06-08
841 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
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Question of the Day
Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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