Idera ACE Program
On March 9th a tweet went out by David Fargo announcing the 2012 Idera ACE’s and my twitter handle was...
2012-03-14
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Tim Radney - Database Professional
Find the version of the Master DB from a backup
Try researching recovering the master database online and you will see countless references to having to have SQL at the...
2012-01-25 (first published: 2012-01-20)
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SQL Server Login Auditing
In recent months I have been asked to ensure we are auditing both successful and failed logins, not just failed...
2012-01-05 (first published: 2012-01-03)
2,888 reads
Increase SQL Server Error Log Files
Recently I learned that you can and probably should increase the number of SQL Server Error logs that your instance...
2012-01-04 (first published: 2011-12-30)
4,048 reads
RedGate SQL Index Manager BETA
I recently attended the first micro training event with Red Gate where Grant Fritchey demonstrated a BETA tool called SQL...
2011-12-29
2,552 reads
When training is just that good!
I have the privilege of attending SQL Skills Immersion Event week one in Atlanta GA this week. My expectations were...
2011-12-08
505 reads
First Blog Since the PASS Summit
The time following the PASS Summit has been absolutely crazy for me. Upon returning home I spent some much needed...
2011-12-08
542 reads
Summit Sessions Day Three
I started out day three after the keynote by attending Adam Machanic session on Query Tuning. I must say that...
2011-10-15
611 reads
Summit Sessions Day 2
Day two of sessions only had me attending three sessions. One of them was 3 hours. I started out after...
2011-10-15
605 reads
Final Summit Keynote – NoSQL = Not Only SQL
The keynote started out with Rob Farley and Buck Woody singing an awesome song about a slow running query. What...
2011-10-14
1,623 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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