Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Database Hardware
On July 25, I had the opportunity to present Hardware 201 for the PASS Performance Virtual Chapter. You can download...
2013-07-26
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SQL Server Login Errors
Hello Dear Reader. Quick blog today. If you are working in the SQL Server world eventually you will try to...
2013-07-26
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Webcast Presentation Materials: 5 Amazing Reasons DBAs Need to Love Extended Events
If you are looking for a presentation that brings together bacon, unicorns, and lightsabers, then you should have seen my...
2013-07-26
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Disaster Recovery - Part 1 - Possibly Almost Everything But the Kit
Over the years I have been fortunate or unfortunate enough, depending on who you are to have experienced several disasters...
2013-07-26
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Reblog: July 19 to July 25
I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information...
2013-07-26
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Headed to Cocoa for SQLSaturday #231
I’m leaving mid-morning today to drive to Cocoa with my family for a beach weekend and SQLSaturday #231. I’ll be...
2013-07-26
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The SQLAndy Rules for Storing Credit Card Numbers
I’ll try to write more about these over the next couple months, but I wanted to write down a quick...
2013-07-26
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Page Split Mini-Series - Part II - Page Latch Contention
Last time, in Part
I of my page-split mini-series, we began speaking about page
splits, defining what they are, how they occur,...
2013-07-26
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SQL – Query to find data,log,Total Size and other Useful information of all databases – SQL 2000/2005/2008/R2
I’ve encountered a situation where I need to find out the database file,log file, total size and other useful information...
2013-07-25
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TechEd Europe 2013 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd Europe 2013 and they are available for free! Some great videos...
2013-07-25
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
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