Making Databases Personal
If you can use a database to create automation routines to help sustain your work life, you can certainly do the same to sustain your personal life. Databases are...
The...
2019-04-09
The Lighter Side
SpaceX likely to win NASA’s crew competition by months, for billions less
What lessons can the space agency learn as it considers a lunar return?
2019-04-08
2006-12-25
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2006-09-04
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Who Has The Monitor?
A Friday distraction from work when you have time. Can you figure out who has the dual 19" LCD monitors?
2006-04-28
9,449 reads
Automatic Excuses for IT Pros
Now that the novelty of the Xbox 360, the Razr cell phone, and King Kong have likely run their course, Red Gate Software presents a truly functional gift for the harried IT professional: A handy excuse generator for those projects that just don't work out as planned.
2006-01-27
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2005-12-23
5,621 reads
The DBA Game
Are you up for a quick game of who's the best DBA? A little humerous diversion on one of the big holidays in the US.
2005-11-24
9,893 reads
SQL Server on Linux
A secret project is underway up in Redmond, according to sources not so high up in the development team. A port is partially working for various reasons. Read this exclusive scoop!
2015-12-25 (first published: 2005-04-01)
48,136 reads
HIGHER SOURCE RAISES STAKES IN INTERNET INDUSTRY
Microsoft Corporation has announced plans to acquire the
Website and Internet development corporation Higher Source for an
undisclosed fee.
2005-04-01
2,383 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
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I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
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If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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