Data Visualization – Book Review
To prepare myself for my session Data Visualization Tips & Tricks, I read a few books. In this blog post, I’ll...
2013-07-16
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Setup an Availability Group with Multiple Subnets in VMware Workstation
Before we get started, I want to make it clear this is NOT how you would normally configure all these...
2013-07-16
2,535 reads
70-457 Reviewer #03, Planning an Installation of SQL Server 2012
Planning an installation on SQL Server 2012 is under the Install and Configure SQL Server objective which is 19% of...
2013-07-16
659 reads
OT: Kicked Out of a Motel for Charging at 12 Amps
This is a pretty long story…
My wife and I had an interesting road trip to Salida, CO this past weekend,...
2013-07-16
1,305 reads
Cumulative Updates - SQL Server 2012 SP1 CU5
As part of their Incremental Service Modelling, Microsoft have released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update #5.To apply this cumulative update package, you must be running SQL...
2013-07-16
21 reads
SQL Server Needs Tempdb
I saw a post recently where someone noted they had moved tempdb like this:
USE master;
GO
ALTER DATABASE tempdb
MODIFY FILE (NAME = tempdev,...
2013-07-15
1,205 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #44 Wrap UP
Hello Dear Reader, what a busy week we’ve had last week! I’ve got 3 big Thank You’s that I would...
2013-07-18 (first published: 2013-07-15)
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Guide to SQL Server Table Indexes (Part 1)
One of the most important tasks for every database administrator (DBA) is to ensure that query times are consistent with...
2013-07-15
1,391 reads
Understanding SQL Server Query Optimization Statistics
SQL Server query optimizer uses statistics to create query plans that improve query performance. For most queries, the query optimizer...
2013-07-15
1,524 reads
Microsoft SQL Server security best practices checklist
SQL Server is a repository of sensitive information for organizations, and that is why it is important to ensure that...
2013-07-15
3,424 reads
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
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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