How much memory is each SQL Server database using?
Whilst perusing the forums over at SQL Server Central today I stumbled across an interesting question regarding how to identify...
2010-06-25
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What Has Jack Been Up to?
It has been awhile since my last post mainly because I was on a working vacation in northern New England...
2010-06-25
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Lock Pages in Memory
It is generally recommended that 'lock pages in memory' be enabled for your SQL Servers to prevent the OS paging...
2010-06-25
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Speaking and Presenting Tips - Bullets
I’ve heard this before, it came up in the Tufte seminar I took, and it also was something that grated...
2010-06-25
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The Exceptional DBA of 2010
I’ve been a judge in this contest for the last 3 years, and each years we’ve had really good finalists,...
2010-06-25
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Growing the SQL Community – Carefully
If you’re a blogger or a twitterer or a SQL speaker or PASS volunteer, you do it because you have...
2010-06-25
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My SELECT statement has hung!
One of the first roadblocks many developers run into when using SQL Server for the first time is firing off...
2010-06-24
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PowerShell Script to Remove Old Backups
A Twitter user asked for a script to remove old backups, and I had one I built back in February,...
2010-06-24
1,137 reads
MDX webinar
Today I did a webinar on MDX solutions. For those of you interested you can grab the slides here and...
2010-06-24
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Traveling with Steve
I don’t travel a lot, but with the success of SQL Saturday, I find myself heading out on the road...
2010-06-24
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
Forums
Inventory Snapshot for missing Period
Hello, We maintain an inventory table that captures monthly snapshots of item inventory levels....
Azure SQL Hyperscale Unveiled
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What is the worst part about existing monitoring solutions?
Hi. What is the most difficult aspect of using monitoring software like idera, redgate,...
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