Launching PASSWatch
I’ve wanted to do this for a while, decided to make the time commitment and see what happens. See the...
2014-09-22
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The Mentoring Experiment – Closing Thoughts
Andy wrote a post today called The End of the Mentoring Experiment, which is something we’ve talked about for some...
2014-09-22
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SQL Server Cluster LooksAlive and IsAlive Check
Windows Cluster Service use the “heartbeat” process to check whether each node is alive at both the OS level and SQL Server level. Heartbeat signals works on UDP. Microsoft...
2014-09-22
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Grant for President
Grant Fritchey is running for the PASS board. He’s not running for President, though I’m not sure why he shouldn’t...
2014-09-22
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Communication and the Board: #PASSVotes
The whole idea behind PASS is to build a community of people who can assist each other in their daily...
2014-09-22
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Changing configuration settings with sp_configure
I was recently asked where to go in Configuration Manager to change the settings for xp_cmdshell. It was then that...
2014-09-24 (first published: 2014-09-22)
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Resolving SSDT-BI Installation with IsVisualStudio2012ProInstalled() error
Recently I was building a new virtual machine for presentations, and loaded up my usual battery – Windows 7, SQL Server...
2014-09-24 (first published: 2014-09-22)
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SQL Server Cluster LooksAlive and IsAlive Check
Windows Cluster Service use the “heartbeat” process to check whether each node is alive at both the OS level and...
2014-09-22
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SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 45
It’s Saturday a week out and I’m trying to finish up messages for the week. A lot to send this...
2014-09-20
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Parameterization Part 5: Two Common Mistakes
This is the fifth post in my Parameterization series. In previous posts I wrote about parameter sniffing and when it is...
2014-09-23 (first published: 2014-09-20)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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