Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
Snooping
System administrators have a lot of power and temptation to use it. Steve Jones talks about the need to resist temptation and the need for oversight.
Bill Baker - Database Weekly (Aug 11, 2008)
This weeks Database Weekly looks at a longtime leader for the Microsoft SQL Server development team leaving the company.
The Starting Point
The Mojave Experiment is a marketing effort by Microsoft that is very interesting in looking at first impressions. Steve Jones comments.
Uncommon Table Expressions
This article describes an alternate use of CTEs for functional data processing.
Configuring Database Mail in SQL Server 2005
Learn how to set up SQL Server Database Mail in SQL Server 2005. In this tip, you'll see how to configure Profiles and Accounts for sending mail.
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
SQL Profanities
Do you avoid certain SQL functionality because you have been told you should NEVER use it?
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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