Using DMVs to Find the Ports that SQL Server is Listening On
The other day I was asked to provide the port number that a SQL Server instance was listening on. As...
2010-11-29
3,413 reads
Lock escalation : SQL Server 2008
Lock escalation is a event which occurs when SQL Server decides to upgrade a lock at a lower level hierarchy...
2010-11-29
1,350 reads
Determining An Enterprise Execution Policy Setting
Windows PowerShell has the concept of execution policy that determines in which cases script and configuration files are able to...
2010-11-28
2,393 reads
New Domain - My blog has a new domain name gethynellis.com
About a year ago I started to write a blog, previously to that, for about three years I had been...
2010-11-28
631 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 Best Practices Analyzer
A big part of my DBA career has centered around identifying and sharing SQL Server DBA best practices. There are...
2010-11-27
2,666 reads
Do You Protect Your Passwords?
Protect Your Password! As a consultant, I am frequently receiving new passwords at clients and becoming aware of the password...
2010-11-26
684 reads
Book Review - The Checklist Manifesto
Andy Warren recommended The Checklist Manifesto to me and after seeing his review, I decided to grab it. It’s written...
2010-11-26
1,856 reads
What Am I Thankful For
Earlier this week, I suggested that we share a message of thanks on our blogs. Since I suggested we put...
2010-11-26
980 reads
Leading the Albanian PASS Chapter
Yesterday, I have received the official email from the PASS HQ, and the confirmation that now I'm the leader of...
2010-11-25
827 reads
SSIS Denali Annotations
I have written a couple quick blogs recently sharing some of the new usability changes for SSIS in Denali.In previous...
2010-11-24
677 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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My PASS Summit West 2026
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Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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