SQL Server Running Slow
A user calls to say the app or server is slow today. Here’s a quick summary of how I get...
2013-06-20
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Creating Real World PowerPivot Models Recording and Q&A
Thanks everyone for attending my free webinar on Creating Real World PowerPivot Models on June, 18, 2013. If you were...
2013-06-20
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Natural Born Killers (The series) – Day 4 Indices
To those that don’t know me “Natural Born Killers (The Series)” sounds like a very strange choice for a SQL...
2013-06-20
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The Changing World of BI, A New White Paper for Magenic
In the ever changing landscape that is Business Intelligence (or is that Business Analytics?), a fellow business analyst from Magenic,...
2013-06-19
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New Page - "How to Get Involved With the SQL Server Community"
I recently composed an email (on the side) for a client DBA looking for info on getting involved with the...
2013-06-19
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Recently Recompiled Resource Hogs
It’s not too uncommon for a query to get a new execution plan that performs a lot worse than it...
2013-06-24 (first published: 2013-06-19)
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Special Recognition For Top Community Leaders In India
I got a special recognition from Microsoft, India as one of the top community leaders.
My sincere thanks to SQLServerCentral (my...
2013-06-19
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Natural Born Killers (The series) – Day 3 Scalar UDF’s
To those that don’t know me “Natural Born Killers (The Series)” sounds like a very strange choice for a SQL...
2013-06-19
911 reads
Das Keyboard - First Thoughts
There seems to be a lot of buzz around mechanical keyboard lately as more and more manufacturers have started producing...
2013-06-19
48 reads
Dealing with Auditors: Password Settings
Yet again I've seen an audit request where the auditor wants the DBA to show what SQL Server's settings are...
2013-06-19
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Blogs
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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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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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