Using SQL Agent Job Categories to Automate SQL Agent Job Enabling with Database Mirroring
Microsoft’s Kevin Cox (from SQLCAT) and I co-authored a blog post titled Using SQL Agent Job Categories to Automate SQL...
2010-04-01
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Glenn Berry
Intel Xeon 7500 Series aka Nehalem-EX
Intel has finally released the long awaited (at least by me) 45nm Xeon 7500 series processor. This beast has eight...
2010-03-31
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SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring: It takes a licking but it keeps on ticking!
With apologies to Timex, I just wanted to relate a minor incident that happened with one of my mirrored databases...
2010-03-30
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To Get Certified or Not Get Certified
I have noticed quite a bit of discussion recently about the merits of Microsoft certification. Some people (like me) think...
2010-03-29
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Using Custom Connection Colors in SSMS
One of the new features that was added to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in SQL Server 2008, which was...
2010-03-29
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Recovery Models and Backup Strategies for SQL Server 2008
I had a question via e-mail from one of my new students at University of Denver, University College this morning,...
2010-03-25
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Creating SQL Server 2008 Databases with T-SQL
Imagine you need to create a database on a customer’s machine, but you don’t know how they have their file...
2010-03-24
1,384 reads
SSWUG Ultimate vConference Discount Code
The SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference is coming up on April 7, 8, and 9th. This is three days of very...
2010-03-22
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Why UniqueIdentifier is a Bad Choice for a Clustered Index in SQL Server
I had a question today about why it was “bad” to use a UniqueIdentifier as the data type for a...
2010-03-22
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The Coming Upgrade Tidal Wave
Microsoft is poised to release new versions of several different products and technologies that have the potential to have a...
2010-03-18
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
By Steve Jones
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Forums
Automating Export of PowerQuery to SQL Server using DAX Studio...?
I wrote a PowerQuery that parses a table from a PDF, and I want...
Attaching an SQL Server database without Transaction Log Files through SQL Server Management Studio.
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Superseded Indexes
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Question of the Day
Superseded Indexes
Which of these indexes is superseded by another?
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