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
1,077 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
481 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
10,019 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
787 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
597 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
1,341 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
582 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
834 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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