SQLRelay UK
With the Olympics coming to the UK next year what better way to get into the spirit of things than...
2011-08-23
593 reads
John Sansom
Outstanding DBAs Make Relationships a Priority
In our open all hours global working world, do you ever wonder if perhaps the technology that is supposed to...
2011-08-22
1,015 reads
5 Ways to Be a More Effective DBA Today
Regular readers will now that I like to talk (quite a lot) about how we can be more effective as...
2011-07-11
1,428 reads
Look How Far You Have Come
A reader wrote to me over the weekend, seeking advice on behalf of their friend, who had been feeling deflated...
2011-06-27
853 reads
Too Many Disasters To Choose From (T-SQLTuesday)
I’m ashamed to admit that somehow this months T-SQL Tuesday has completely blindsided me, which is kind of ironic really when you consider...
2011-06-14
445 reads
SQL Server Instant File Initialization (PQW)
Bluntly put, this is something that you always want to be taking advantage of.
As a Database Administrator I’m always on...
2011-06-13
651 reads
Part 1: The Database Administrator's Primary Responsibility
SQL Server Essentials Part 1: A look at the key responsibility of a DBA and why it is so vital.
2011-06-10 (first published: 2009-09-14)
24,168 reads
Is There Something Wrong With The Database?
I can think of no other simple phrase that has the same pent up potential to ignite the most colourful...
2011-06-05
583 reads
Start All Your Meetings in Pole Position
Let’s face it, a lot of us don’t enjoy attending meetings and can often find them to be a bit...
2011-05-31
1,814 reads
Your DBA Role is Changing. Are you Ready?
Where do you see yourself in the future? Are you working at the same company, are you working in a...
2011-05-24
1,091 reads
Blogs
How to find free space in Azure PosgreSQL
I wanted to figure out how big (or approximately how big) my dump file...
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup
This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
Forums
Compare rows within the same table
I have a table. Structure in script below. I have to compare and see...
Microsoft Recommendations for Update Stats?
I have an application team that is insisting on daily (and for some, weekly)...
how can i tell if our db2 driver is ms or ibm or other?
i see this in the definition of a linked server on our wh sql...
Question of the Day
A Strange Result
What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers