2023-03-17
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Sources of Inspiration
I honestly enjoy writing editorials. Something pops into my tiny brain next to something else, and I'm off. However, today, as I started to write on the topic of learning, I suddenly felt like I had just written this same editorial. I go and look, sure enough, several of my recent editorials have been on […]
2023-03-12 (first published: 2023-03-11)
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2023-02-15
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Constant Learning
Yesterday, I had the opportunity, and the privilege, to attend an all-day workshop put on by Bob Ward teaching all about SQL Server 2022 (you can take this too, Bob is presenting it at SQLSaturday Austin and SQL Bits, and there will be more). It was a great day. Bob is an excellent teacher. Even […]
2023-02-11
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Steps to add a new disk to SQL Server failover cluster instance and move a user database to it
In this article, we look at the steps to add another disk to an existing Windows Failover Cluster used for SQL Server and also how to move an existing database to this new disk.
2023-02-10
2023-02-17 (first published: 2023-02-10)
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Index Types in PostgreSQL: Learning PostgreSQL with Grant
In this article I’m going to go over the different types of indexes and some index behaviors. We’ll get into what the indexes are, how they work, and how best you can apply them within your databases. I’m hoping you’ll develop an understanding of which indexes are likely to work better in each situation.
2023-02-08
Schedule Jobs on a Clustered SQL Server
In this article, you will learn how you can schedule jobs in a clustered environment that will only execute on the primary node.
2023-02-06
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Privileges and Roles in SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL - Part 1
This tip will review the different ways of granting privileges in SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL, the differences in the concepts of roles, schemas, and owners, and the way to grant permissions on the whole schema.
2023-02-06
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Outsourcing Operations
When I first started working in technology in the 90s, it was a time of outsourcing lots of work overseas. Many large companies followed the wave of manufacturing in the 70s and 80s by many companies, including lots of semi-conductor manufacturers. I watched as a number of jobs moved overseas, though fortunately not mine. In […]
2023-02-06
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