Over the years I've had the chance to work in a lot of companies, and I've seen a lot of different team-building attempts take place. In restaurants, these were often nights out with too many adult beverages. At a power station, we had some large outdoor BBQs, where again, sometimes there were too many adult […]
2023-10-04
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2022-06-17
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You can find new employment with a little work and choose the best job for you.
2022-05-07
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Today Steve wonders what advice you might give someone starting out their career in technology.
2021-05-07
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I'm a firm believer in keeping your tech skills up to date, as well as your social skills, What better way than attending or presenting at a conference or group meeting. The reason to attend an event I'm very fortunate that my company allows me training days and time for personal development, covering all expenses […]
2019-12-03
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2019-07-22
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This article lists the essential TCP/UDP ports that an administrator running SQL Server or a cluster should know.
2011-10-28
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This article will show you how to determine which network port that SQL Server is listening on for connections
2011-09-08
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2010-07-27
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If you haven't already, start with Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 2 I mentioned that I have hired Don to coach me on networking, and this week I'll share some results from our first 1.5 hour session.
2009-05-04
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By Brian Kelley
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Dear all, I was just wondering: Can you change the default behaviour as illustrated...
I run this command in SQL Server 2022. What is the extension of the backup file?
BACKUP DATABASE HerdofTwo TO DISK = 'HerdOfTwo_20240501'See possible answers