Can you set a pagefile more than 4GB?
Can you set a pagefile on a Windows machine to more than 4GB? Stanley Chan shows us how after an issue with a crashed Windows machine.
Penalties
Terry Childs gets sentenced for refusing to turn over passwords to his boss. Steve Jones reminds us that we work for someone and that we have to remember that when taking a stand.
Run SQL Command Against Multiple Instances Without CMS
I understand that I can use Central Management Servers to run a T/SQL query against multiple instances at once - can I do this without CMS though?
Beginning SQL Server
A presentation by Steve Jones that talks about the technical basics of what SQL Server is and how it works with some hints about backups, security, and more.
Improving database development with SQL Source Control
A webinar sponsored by Red Gate Software showing you how easy it can be to source control your database code. Thursday, August 19, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
Keeping Engaged
How can you better keep employees engaged in your company? Keep them happy and hopefully retain them for a long time? Steve Jones has some comments today.
SQL 2008 & 2005 DDL Auditing - Full Server Self Maintaining Solution
DDL triggers enable us to audit DDL changes but there are a few missing events, design decisions and installation complications.
Performing a Left Anti Semi Join in StreamInsight
Performing a LEFT OUTER JOIN in TSQL is easy. The same logic in StreamInsight requires a little more work. In this presentation I show exactly how you can perform a LEFT OUTER JOIN on your event streams. Your browser cannot play this video. Learn how to fix this.
A Server is Not a Machine
With cloud computing use growing, and SQL Server Azure becoming more popular, Steve Jones wishes this would become a product that the rest of us could deploy.
Turn a Bad Job into a Good Experience
Today we have a guest editorial from Tim Mitchell that tells you how to turn a bad job into something more.
Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
Forums
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Secure Communications
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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