2021-02-16
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Blogs
Finally, a Universal Data Integration Utility
Earlier today, a revolutionary product was released: a universal data integration utility.
2015-04-01
6,687 reads
Time to Rebrand
I became a SQL guy back in 1998 because the company that hired me used SQL Server. It’s been a good ride and it’s paid the bills, but after 15 years or so it’s time to do something different.
2015-04-01
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Solid State Tapes–Prelaunch News!
In the world of data it’s always been about speed. SSD’s have become very common on consumer machines and not unusual in corporate datacenters.
2014-03-31
3,135 reads
Networking at the PASS Summit: First timers
The PASS Summit is just over a week away, and one again Andy Warren and I are hosting a networking dinner on Monday night. This is a free, informal event to help people get to know each other. Whether you are new to the community or have been to many events, you’re welcome to attend.
2013-10-14 (first published: 2013-10-04)
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Mo-SQL
If you’re involved in the database world it’s hard to have missed the rise of the “no-sql” database products, designed to – depending on your view or the product I suppose – make databases simpler, break out of the transaction database paradigm, scale out across hundreds of machines, make it easy to change the db design (or not require one). I think some of the problems no-sql tries to solve are real, others reflect a lack of awareness/training/tools on how and why relational databases could not just solve the problem, but solve it better.
2013-04-01
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Setup Alerts for PBM
PBM raises errors for policy violations. We can create alerts on those errors to be notified of policy violations. In order to setup alerts on these errors there are three prerequisites. Note that violations for the “On Demand” evaluation mode do not raise errors. A policy must be set to
2011-12-09
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Extended Events - inaccurate_cardinality_estimate
Extended events have been a bit of a personal “Elephant in the room” for me. I know they are there and I should really get on a start using them but never *quite* have a compelling enough reason.
2011-12-08
1,538 reads
First Day of Summit
My first day in Seattle has ended. My flight arrived around 12:30 and I was in good company with John Lang and Julie Smith on the same flight. We rode the light rail...
2011-10-12
642 reads
A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 7
For Day 7 of this series, I will talk about the incredibly useful CPU-Z utility, which is available for free...
2011-04-11
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Blogs
70 Years of Artificial Intelligence History in 15 Minutes
By Brian Kelley
How long has AI been around in different domains? What was it called before...
What a Summer Camp Kitchen Still Teaches Me
By Rayis Imayev
(2025-Aug-04) Taking my last week of vacation and then volunteering at a children's summer camp...
AI Transformation and Security in Microsoft’s 2025 Announcements
By Chris Yates
Microsoft’s latest wave of announcements in July 2025 offers a compelling snapshot of how...
Forums
Direct Connection running Fast,Linked Server running Slow
Scenario 1 (Direct Connection - Fast): On Server B, when using SQL Server Management...
Direct Connection running Fast,Linked Server running Slow
Scenario 1 (Direct Connection - Fast): On Server B, when using SQL Server Management...
Yet another Date Dimension
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Always On Availability Groups and Capabilities
SQL Server Always On Availability Groups is the go-to HADR solution for the database platform. Which of the following statements about SQL Server Always On Availability Groups are TRUE?
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