2019-05-23
Administration
SQL Server 2016: Here a NUMA, there a NUMA... Part 2
4x14 vcpus, 1472 total GB vRAM (368 GB per vNUMA n...
2019-05-23
2019-05-23
SQL SERVER – Script to Enable PAGE and ROW Level Compression – Disable Compression
Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check Cl...
2019-05-22
2019-05-22
SQL SERVER – Fix Error – Login failed for user. Reason: Server is in script upgrade mode. Only administrator can connect at this time. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18401)
I recently had a very simple and interesting error received while I was working with Docker and Persistence Storage for my upcoming SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop. The...
2019-05-20
DIY Open Source NAS: How to Install FreeNAS
Open source NAS isn’t appropriate for every use case, but it can be ideal for lab deployments, smaller workgroups or active archive data.
2019-05-20
When Was SQL Server Last Restarted? – Interview Question of the Week #225
Question: When Was SQL Server Last Restarted?
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2019-05-20
A Self-Serve System to Refresh Databases (Part 3)
This is the wrap up of this series on a system for developers to restore production database in test. It gets pretty detailed on the web setup side.
2019-05-16
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Underused sp_WhoIsActive capabilities: @delta_interval
Great Ghost In the last post, we looked at how to see if your query is misbehaving, or if things…
2019-05-10
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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