SQL Server 2012 - The Virtual Launch Event
Microsoft has scheduled a virtual launch event for SQL Server 2012 on Mar 7. Register now to learn about the next version of SQL Server.
Large table cleanup with minimal locks
How do you delete millions of rows with minimal impact to the business? This article gives you a way to accomplish the removal of old data.
Zettabyte
Today we have an editorial originally published on Mar 13, 2007 that is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. This one looks at all the world's data.
SQL Saturday #114 - Vancouver
A free day of SQL Server training in Vancouver, BC, Canada on Mar 17, 2012.
SQL Saturday #115 - Portugal
A free day of SQL Server training in Lisbon. Register and come if you can.
Code Scanning
Today Steve Jones talks about code scanning and the analysis that tools can do for us today.
TSQL Challenge 77-Transform monthly resource efforts to weekly actuals
The challenge is to transform monthly resource efforts into weekly actuals.
Working with Perfmon CSV logs in Powershell
When all you have is Powershell and perfmon logs, here's a way you can use them together to perform some analysis.
Data Compression Double Take
A lot has been written about the potential performance benefits of SQL Server data compression; but hard performance data? Not so much.
Blogs
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.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
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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