MVP for Another Year 2020-2021
Early this afternoon I received an email from Microsoft presenting me with the 2020-2021 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This is my 7th award and I am just...
2020-07-01
3 reads
Tim Radney - Database Professional
MVP for Another Year 2020-2021
Early this afternoon I received an email from Microsoft presenting me with the 2020-2021 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This is my 7th award and I am just...
2020-07-01
6 reads
MVP for Another Year 2020-2021
Early this afternoon I received an email from Microsoft presenting me with the 2020-2021 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This is my 7th award and I am just...
2020-07-01
5 reads
3D Printing Ear Savers
On April 5th, I started printing ear savers for healthcare workers. I started with a single Ender 3 Pro printer with a .4 nozzle. When I made a post...
2020-06-05 (first published: 2020-05-24)
343 reads
3D Printing Ear Savers
On April 5th, I started printing ear savers for healthcare workers. I started with a single Ender 3 Pro printer with a .4 nozzle. When I made a post...
2020-05-24
10 reads
3D Printing Ear Savers
On April 5th, I started printing ear savers for healthcare workers. I started with a single Ender 3 Pro printer with a .4 nozzle. When I made a post...
2020-05-24
7 reads
3D Printing Ear Savers
On April 5th, I started printing ear savers for healthcare workers. I started with a single Ender 3 Pro printer with a .4 nozzle. When I made a post...
2020-05-24
2 reads
3D Printing Ear Savers
On April 5th, I started printing ear savers for healthcare workers. I started with a single Ender 3 Pro printer with a .4 nozzle. When I made a post...
2020-05-24
4 reads
Updated Default Settings for Azure SQL Managed Instance Databases
A common saying about Azure is that it is always changing. This is a very accurate statement, want proof, just take a look at Microsoft Build 2020. Microsoft is...
2020-06-10 (first published: 2020-05-23)
425 reads
Updated Default Settings for Azure SQL Managed Instance Databases
A common saying about Azure is that it is always changing. This is a very accurate statement, want proof, just take a look at Microsoft Build 2020. Microsoft is...
2020-05-23
16 reads
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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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