Good Enough
When is it worth making an investment to learn a new technology? Steve Jones comments on Powershell as one of those technologies that he has been slow to begin using.
SQL Saturday #38 - Jacksonville
Come attend this great one day free event on the Florida coast on May 8, 2010. There are a number of great speakers that make this worth attending.
SQL Server 2008 System Functions to Monitor the Instance, Database, Files, etc.
SQL Server provides several system meta data functions which allow users to obtain property values of different SQL Server objects and securables. Although you can also use the SQL Server catalog views or Dynamic Management Views to obtain much of this information, in some circumstances the system meta data functions simplify the process. In this tip I am going to demonstrate some of the available system meta data functions and their usage in different scenarios.
Calling exceptional DBAs: step up and be recognized
Nominations for The Exceptional DBA of 2010 open today, giving database administrators around the world the chance to be recognized for service to their employers, the SQL Server community, and the IT industry at large.
Improving Performance of Cross-Partition Queries
Table partitioning was added in SQL Server 2005 and increases performance in most cases but decreases it in others.
This Can't Happen
A bug reported on Connect has Steve Jones worried. This one could be a big deal in some situations that are concerned about comprehensive auditing.
The Com.PASS Feeds
A new set of RSS feeds, hosted by PASS, bring you a large quantity of SQL Server content from various sites, including SQLServerCentral.
How to create Policies using PowerShell scripts
This article explains how to create policies with user defined conditions in MS SQL 2008 using PowerShell scripts
Leadership
Steve Jones talks about the need for leadership and what managers should be looking to achieve in their efforts.
The Cost of Data Loss
The cost of data loss is higher in the US than other countries. That's good and bad for DBAs.
Blogs
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dealing with Ad-Hoc Data Requests
By Rayis Imayev
"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked."Oh, you can’t help...
Adding a Local Model to Ollama through the GUI
By Steve Jones
I saw some good reviews of the small gemma3 model in a few places...
Connect resiliently to SQL Server
Why you should connect resiliently to SQL Server Transient failures happen — in the cloud...
Forums
using different credentials when debugging ssis
hi, now and then i want one connection in my ssis pkgs to use...
AlwaysON health check alerts
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Bat and SQL script to generate DB user permissions for all Databases in SQL server
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