#sqlfamily
Microsoft is supporting an effort by PragmaticWorks targeted at supporting technical training for returning veterans. I can’t think of a...
2011-12-09
1,699 reads
Grant Fritchey
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A DBA is a Data Professional
DBA (Database Administrator) is a Data Professional tasked with managing an organization’s data using some sort of database software, such as Microsoft SQL Server. They are concerned with gathering, storing and presenting data to data consumers, which includes virtually anyone in the modern world.
2011-12-08
1,076 reads
SQL Connections Fall 2011 Speaker Evaluations
In keeping with the past, I’m going to go ahead and post my evals for the two sessions I did...
2011-12-06
1,581 reads
Resolutions: Outcome
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about my upcoming plans for the year in response to a question asked...
2011-12-05
1,600 reads
PASS Board Elections
Here is the list of suckers, uh, I mean, candidates, that actually want to subject themselves to the board. Look...
2011-11-30
2,324 reads
Installing SQL Server 2012 RC0
Very short informational post.
If you’re like me and you’ve been running the public Client Technology Preview (CTP3) of SQL Server...
2011-11-21
2,016 reads
Thank you
I somehow made the Top 10 Community Choice Bloggers in the SQL Server Magazine 2011 awards (keep scrolling to the...
2011-11-18
1,481 reads
Book Review: Guerilla Leader, T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt
As part of my commitment to read and review 12 books in an effort to be active in my own...
2011-11-07
1,768 reads
Meme Monday: SQL Family
Tom LaRock’s (blog|twitter) question this month: What does #sqlfamily mean to me?
Wow…
Geez Tom, couldn’t you ask a hard question for...
2011-11-07
1,785 reads
SQL Server XQuery Against Execution Plans
One of the greatest things about all the DMOs is how you can combine the information they present to you...
2011-10-25
2,039 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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