Presenting Two Sessions at SQLRally
I just received great news that one of my sessions, Attacking SQL Server, was picked by the community for SQLRally....
2012-02-27
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Blog Posts
RYO Maintenance Plan – Update Statistics
Another key component of any good maintenance plan is updating statistics. Statistics are what help the SQL Server optimizer choose...
2012-02-27 (first published: 2012-02-21)
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SSRS 2008 Error – The report definition is not valid
Recently I downloaded a file from one of our production server, did some changes and reviewed it in BIDS and...
2012-02-27
4,706 reads
The Armor of Transparency
Yesterday I blogged about hosting a daily status meetings and some of the tricks I use to make it work....
2012-02-27
646 reads
How to remove new line character from string using SQL ?
In a varchar column some of the entries were showing space in the left side and even after using the...
2012-02-26
9,154 reads
SQL Saturday 108 (Redmond, WA) Session Files
SQL Saturday 108 (Redmond, WA) Session Files
SQL Saturday 108 Replication Magic
Session files are now available for download. The zip file...
2012-02-26
917 reads
SQL Saturday 108 in Redmond was a great success
Thanks to the organizers and volunteers for making SQL Saturday #108 an overwhelming success. I’m just wrapping up the day...
2012-02-26
736 reads
A Script A Day - Day 19 - Remove Virtual Subscriptions
Today’s script is to help replication performance. It was something I learned from my resident replication expert Paul Anderton. Below...
2012-02-25
3,466 reads
A Script A Day - Day 20 - User Database VLF Count
Today’s script will execute DBCC LOGINFO for all user databases. This is a script I use to monitor the number...
2012-02-25
2,637 reads
Powershell Get-EventLog and Event Log messages
This post explains how to list Event Log Messages with Powershell Get-EventLog , on multiple servers and output the results to...
2012-02-25
2,009 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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