Shrinking Transaction Logs
I see questions on forums all the time about DBA’s or System Admins finding they are out of drive space...
2011-08-31
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Tim Radney - Database Professional
PASS Regional Mentor
Wow, how time flies by. It seems like just a month ago I was made the PASS Regional Mentor for...
2011-08-30
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Learning Transactional Replication
I have been working on a new skill this week and that is implementing transactional replication. I am of course...
2011-08-24
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Adding an Index to Save Space
Sounds weird right, but that is exactly what has happened with a VLDB I inherited. A third party database that...
2011-08-17
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Steel City SQL User Group
Tonight I will be doing a presentation on TEMPDB to the Steel City SQL Users Group in Birmingham AL. I...
2011-08-16
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If You Aren’t Measuring It, You Can’t Manage It
It sounds simple and logical doesn’t it. One could say it is common sense right? How many of us are...
2011-08-08
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Data Warehousing with SSIS
As a DBA why would I consider attending a pre-con by John Welch at SQL Saturday 89 titled Data Warehousing with...
2011-08-08
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I Am Going to Be a Big Brother #sqlpass #firsttimers
Well at the PASS Summit at least. The Summit is trying to make sure that all of our first timers...
2011-08-05
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Register for 24 Hours of PASS NOW! #sqlpass
Do you need to perfect your SQL Server skills? Would you like to get 24 hours of free SQL Server...
2011-08-03
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I deem September 2011 – SQL Server Month
If you haven’t visited the SQL Saturday website you should take a look. There are SEVEN events planned during September around...
2011-08-02
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Blogs
Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
By Chris Yates
Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
The End of Year Vacation Burn
By Steve Jones
It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
Speaking at PASS Summit 2025
By alevyinroc
In less than one month, I will be speaking not once but twice at...
Forums
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Powershell script to generate SQL server Inventory in CSV format
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Database Ledger in SQL Server 2022
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Question of the Day
Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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