Windows Server 2012
I haven’t paid too much attention to this version of windows yet, but I have just been reading up on...
2012-09-04
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Blog Posts
Am I Following Your Blog?
As I sat around this past weekend I was left wondering… am I missing any good blogs out there? With...
2012-09-03
894 reads
Capture SQL Server Deadlocks using Extended Events
Microsoft SQL Server provides a variety of different options to monitor deadlocks. This includes Trace flags 1204 and 1222, SQL...
2012-09-03
1,523 reads
How To Simply Say You’re a DBA
Have you ever looked back on a conversation where someone asked you “what do you do?” and felt disappointed with your reply?...
2012-09-03
976 reads
Quick T-SQL Performance Comparison
I’m not a T-SQL guru. When I have something that will run often, or I have performance concerns, I’ll ask...
2012-09-03
1,289 reads
sp_helptext
My manager has been quietly laughing under his breath at me for years. Usually because I much prefer queries and...
2012-09-02
4,115 reads
Demonstration of a simple dashboard created with the Tableau Software
Like I said on Twitter, here’s the post about the dashboard I created using Tableau, a BI visualization software. I’ve...
2012-09-01
1,864 reads
Personal Goals
With fall quickly approaching, I thought this would be an ideal time to set some personal goals for the upcoming...
2012-09-01
1,514 reads
Troubleshooting Oracle Link Server - Part2
It's my bad that I did not made a post since long lately. I would not make an excuse like...
2012-09-01
1,069 reads
Building My Event Bag-Part 4
Back to the list, what should go in this minimalist creation? Here’s what I have so far:
laptop (yes)
charger (yes – buy...
2012-08-31
1,515 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
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...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
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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