Kitchen Duty
As an employee, are you willing to pitch in for things that aren't a normal part of your job? Today we have Andy Warren notes that he has kitchen duty at work.
Same tune, different song
It's not new and I'm already doing it. Phil Factor, a.k.a. Methuselah, on Agile, DevOps and Continuous Delivery.
SQL Server 2014 Launch Party in Ontario
A SQL Server 2014 Launch Party is being held at Microsoft Mississauga Ontario on June 21, 2014.All are SQL Server MVP's and they will be addressing us in both official languages. The event is being held at Microsoft's offices from 10 AM to 3 PM, A light lunch will be served.
The SQL of The Game of Life
Joe Celko finds a reference to Conway's Game of Life while clearing out his desk, and is suddenly gripped with nostalgia. It wasn't just flares, mullets and disco, but simple computer games in interpreted basic. Somehow, Conway's Game of Life was too intriguing to be abandoned in the attic. Can it be implemented in SQL? Joe sets up a challenge.
Habits and Familiarity
A new series about kicking bad habits reminds Steve Jones that there are good and bad sides to having set practices. Even the best habits you have in technology will likely need to evolve over time.
MDX Guide for SQL Folks: Part I - Navigating The Cube
Learn all you need to know about MDX, by drawing only on your current SQL knowledge.
Setting Up Your SQL Server Agent Correctly
It is important to set up SQL Server Agent Security on the principles of 'executing with minimum privileges’, and ensure that errors are properly logged and alerts are set up for a comprehensive range of errors. SQL Server Agent allows fine-grained control of every job step that should allow tasks to be run entirely safely even if they occasionally need special privileges.
SQL Server Performance Tuning with Hypothetical Indexes
Daniel Farina demonstrates how to create and test hypothetical indexes with the undocumented DBCC AUTOPILOT command.
Logging in Maintenance Plans
Enabling and Configuring Reporting and Logging for Maintenance Plans in SQL Server 2012
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
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How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
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