SQL Saturday #171 Pittsburgh, the Schedule is Up!
SQL Saturday #171 Pittsburgh preparations continue, and the schedule has been posted for your review. If you're anywhere in the...
2012-09-18
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Quickie #3 – Allocation Units
Today
I have uploaded my 3rd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I'm talking
about Allocation Units in SQL Server....
2012-09-18
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SQL Server Quickie #3 – Allocation Units
Today I have uploaded my 3rd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I’m talking about Allocation Units in...
2012-09-18
608 reads
SQL Server: Part 1 : Approaching Database Server Performance Issues
When you work as DBA, many people will approach you with a complaint like "Application is taking ages to load...
2012-09-18
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A Job Done Quietly and Well
My current client has a five story building, two break rooms and two sets of bathroom per floor, with I’m...
2012-09-17
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An Introduction to SQL Server
I will be delivering Learning Tree course 137 SQL Server 2008 a Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction in London this December (18th...
2012-09-17
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How to Connect PerfMon to a Remote Server ?
Till now, we do not have any third party tool to monitor the SQL server, but we have implemented many custom...
2012-09-17
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How to log SQL Server Custom Error in Windows Event Log ?
SQL server gives an option to log custom errors in windows event log. We have 2 options of achieving this.
Option...
2012-09-17
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Logon Triggers: SQL Server
As the name implies, logon triggers fire in response to the logon event that is raised when a user sessions...
2012-09-17
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Running a SQL Server Environment at Home Using Native Boot Virtual Hard-Drives (VHD)
I’ve run into a road block. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, I have all the software I need to get...
2012-09-17
1,171 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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