The Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta v3.0
A free day of training in Denver on Mar 5, 2011. Learn about Windows, .NET, SQL Server, Sharepoint and more. Spread the word to people you know in the area.
MVP Summit 2011
Steve Jones talks a little about the 2011 MVP Summit and what the annual event means to the average DBA.
Using Disparate File Paths in SQL Server Database Mirroring
Learn how you can setup Database Mirroring using disparate file paths and drive letters.
5 Things Every DBA Should NOT Do
Earlier in the month I shared with you 10 Things That Every DBA Should Do and so it only seems natural...
Fundamentals of Storage Systems, IO Latency and SQL Server
A Thousand Men Marching Still Only March As Fast As One Man.
la·ten·cy - Computers . the time required to locate the first bit or character in a storage location, expressed as access timeminus word time.
Often when talking to people...
How to reduce MDX code redundancy in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
To query an Analysis Services cube, MDX is used as the query language. In most business settings, one would find a set of queries that are common across a number of user query requirements. To cater to this, even with a modest size IT team, there is a good chance that the same queries are developed redundantly either within a SSAS MDX script or repetitively in an ad-hoc manner in client applications. In this tip we would look at how to reuse queries without redeveloping them over and over.
Professional Development Week
Last week was Professional Development Week at SQL University. Steve Jones talks about the importance of having a professional development plan and the types of things that you could learn this week.
Will You Become a Master?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. There are changes in the Microsoft Certified Master of SQL Server program and many people are considering trying to earn this certification. Today Andy Warren asks if you want to go down that path.
And now for a completely inappropriate use of SQL Server
A while back I wrote up a short introductory overview of Genetic Algorithms. Just for the shear, absolute fun of...
Emailing tempdb Query Results to Paul Randal with PowerShell
I was referred to someone on twitter today who wants to email query results without setting up database mail. I...
Blogs
The 2026 Redgate Summit in New York City
By Steve Jones
We’re coming back to New York, which is exciting for me. I love NYC....
Monitoring Fabric Mirroring for SQL 2025
I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
Forums
Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Doing the Little Things
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Question of the Day
Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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