Downtime
One thing most DBAs try to avoid whenever possible is unexpected downtime. It still happens, and we have to deal with it. This Friday Steve Jones asks in the poll how much it happens to you.
Downtime
One thing most DBAs try to avoid whenever possible is unexpected downtime. It still happens, and we have to deal with it. This Friday Steve Jones asks in the poll how much it happens to you.
Downtime
One thing most DBAs try to avoid whenever possible is unexpected downtime. It still happens, and we have to deal with it. This Friday Steve Jones asks in the poll how much it happens to you.
Networking - Part 5
You can read the previous posts here. To finish up my thoughts on networking I want to brain storm some about how we might make it easier and more effective for the average Joe (which is most of us) to network. If you've been to the PASS Summit, or...
New Features in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio – Part 2
This article is the final article in a series that explores new features that are available in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
Security Context of Service Broker Internal Activation
The previous installment of "SQL Server 2005 Express Edition" discussed Service Broker's internal activation, which allows you to automate communication between initiator and target. Unfortunately, there are some caveats related to its security context. This article describes their specifics and provides a couple of methods to eliminate any undesirable side effects they introduce.
The Importance of the Segregation of Duties with Respect to Internal Controls
I diverge a little from the typical coding-based/oriented best practice to one that is focused on governance within public or government organisations with respect to the security of the data in databases used for annual reports. Internal controls fall...
Date Dimensions Part 2
Continuing with his discussion of how to implement a date dimension in SQL Server Analysis services, expert warehousing expert Vincent Rainardi discusses how to use this dimension as a reference dimension as well as other advanced topics.
Getting additional error messaging information for SQL Server replication
When reviewing an issue through the Replication Monitor, the error messaging was leaving me wanting more detail to find out why the replication process was failing. So my question is, is there a way to garner more information from the replication agents running via SQL Server Agent?
Inserting Markup into a String with SQL
In which Phil illustrates an old trick using STUFF to intert a number of substrings from a table into a string, and explains why the technique might speed up your code...
Blogs
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
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Inquiry – Enforcing ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly via GPO
Hello, I would like to ask whether it is technically possible to redirect a...
Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
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Question of the Day
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Can I set Accelerated Database Recovery on tempdb?
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