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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.
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.
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.
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...
This article is the final article in a series that explores new features that are available in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio
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.
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...
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.
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?
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I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on...
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
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