SQL Saturday 103 Recap
SQL Saturday 103 was in Curacao, a beautiful Dutch Island in the Caribbean. I was fortunate enough to be able...
2012-03-14
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Tim Radney - Database Professional
Idera ACE Program
On March 9th a tweet went out by David Fargo announcing the 2012 Idera ACE’s and my twitter handle was...
2012-03-14
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Find the version of the Master DB from a backup
Try researching recovering the master database online and you will see countless references to having to have SQL at the...
2012-01-25 (first published: 2012-01-20)
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SQL Server Login Auditing
In recent months I have been asked to ensure we are auditing both successful and failed logins, not just failed...
2012-01-05 (first published: 2012-01-03)
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Increase SQL Server Error Log Files
Recently I learned that you can and probably should increase the number of SQL Server Error logs that your instance...
2012-01-04 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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RedGate SQL Index Manager BETA
I recently attended the first micro training event with Red Gate where Grant Fritchey demonstrated a BETA tool called SQL...
2011-12-29
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When training is just that good!
I have the privilege of attending SQL Skills Immersion Event week one in Atlanta GA this week. My expectations were...
2011-12-08
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First Blog Since the PASS Summit
The time following the PASS Summit has been absolutely crazy for me. Upon returning home I spent some much needed...
2011-12-08
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Summit Sessions Day Three
I started out day three after the keynote by attending Adam Machanic session on Query Tuning. I must say that...
2011-10-15
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Summit Sessions Day 2
Day two of sessions only had me attending three sessions. One of them was 3 hours. I started out after...
2011-10-15
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Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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