Looking Back – PASS Summit 2009 Day 3
I started Wednesday planning on going to the Quest sponsored breakfast (plus presentation about DMVs) but when I bailed when...
2009-11-11
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Kendal Van Dyke
Looking Back – PASS Summit 2009 Day 2
Tuesday started early for me because I had to be at the bloggers table in time for the opening remarks...
2009-11-10
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Looking Back - PASS Summit 2009 Day 1
I intended to blog daily while at the PASS Summit last week. At least that's what I told myself I...
2009-11-09
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PASS Summit 2009 Day 3 Keynote Live Blog
10:25 AM – And that's it for the week! Thanks for tuning in. Be sure to order the Summit DVDs. David's...
2009-11-05
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PASS Summit 2009 Day 2 Keynote Live Blog
10:08 AM – And that's a wrap! See you tomorrow for day 3's keynote.
10:07 AM – Tom talking up the product roadmap.This...
2009-11-04
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PASS Summit 2009 Day 1 Keynote Live Blog
(Note: Updates are listed newest first)
10:15 AM – And we're done! The rooms empty out to grab spots at the first...
2009-11-03
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My PASS Summit 2009 Schedule
Hooray! The PASS Summit is upon us (finally)! Here's what my plans look like for next week:
Monday
My week starts...
2009-10-29
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SQL Saturday #21 (Orlando) Presentation Downloads
Here are the slide decks and code samples from my sessions at SQL Saturday #21 Orlando on 10\17. I've also...
2009-10-26
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SQL Saturday #21 (Orlando) Recap
Saturday, 10\17, marked the third year for SQL Saturday here in Orlando and each year it gets bigger and better....
2009-10-26
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Off-Hours Work: A Guide For Non-Managers
In my last post I talked about how I think managers should approach off-hours work with their teams. It's a...
2009-10-15
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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
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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