Template Configuration
Extended Events is a much more complex system and profiler, and the use of templates can reduce the complexity
2018-02-16
46 reads
Editorials
Muddle Through
Perseverance and continued effort, even when you lack knowledge or skill is extremely valuable for a technology professional.
2018-02-15
121 reads
Valentines Day for Data Professionals
Today Steve Jones asks about how your relationship is at work.
2018-02-14
88 reads
2018-02-13
51 reads
Database Taming
Sometimes a database can seem to be as willful as a colt. Taming it requires an iron nerve, and unflinching eye contact. Occasionally though, you need to know when to jump the fence and regroup.
2018-02-12
75 reads
Production Scripts
Many of us have scripts that we run in SQL Agent jobs, but Steve wonders if we really treat them like production code.
2018-02-12
100 reads
What to Read in 2018
Steve loves to read all sorts of books and is asking what books you'd read professionally or for fun in 2018.
2018-02-09
84 reads
2018-02-07
288 reads
Influence the Program
You have the opportunity to influence the makeup of the conference agenda for the PASS Summit
2018-02-06
40 reads
Finding the Right Data
Big Data hasn't been in the news, perhaps because more organizations are realizing they need the right data.
2018-02-05
67 reads
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers