Building Culture
The origins of PASS have shaped its culture for years. Are you doing the same in your organization?
2018-02-19
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Editorials
Template Configuration
Extended Events is a much more complex system and profiler, and the use of templates can reduce the complexity
2018-02-16
50 reads
Muddle Through
Perseverance and continued effort, even when you lack knowledge or skill is extremely valuable for a technology professional.
2018-02-15
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Valentines Day for Data Professionals
Today Steve Jones asks about how your relationship is at work.
2018-02-14
92 reads
2018-02-13
52 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
76 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
102 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
93 reads
2018-02-07
289 reads
Influence the Program
You have the opportunity to influence the makeup of the conference agenda for the PASS Summit
2018-02-06
41 reads
Blogs
Automatic Index Compaction
By ReviewMyDB
Index maintenance has always meant nightly jobs and a window you have to defend....
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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SQL Server Still Wins
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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