Getting More Hardware Information from SQL Server Denali DMV Queries
As I recently discussed, I often hear from database professionals who are not allowed to access their database servers directly....
2011-04-08
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Blogs
Am I a sysadmin? (or other SQL Server role)
How do you check if you are a sysadmin? It’s fairly easy to do in Management Studio. You can go...
2011-04-08
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Developing with SQL Server: Three ways to get at data
Getting at data within a .NET application can be straightforward using built in controls or much more complex through connections,...
2011-04-07
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SQL Validation Functions - 4 Cool UDF's to have handy
Everyone knows that in SQL 2000, yes 2000, Microsoft jumped aboard the bandwagon of other platforms, and gave the developers...
2011-04-07
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NULLIF
Do you use NULLIF? For me, this command has been seldom used. Because of that, I have been dabbling with...
2011-04-06
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Change SQL Startup Parameters with PowerShell
Sometimes when we’re trying to track down a problem and looking through SQL’s Logs we have to dig...
2011-04-05
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The DBAs Guide to Expectation Management
Your customers expectations are their primary measure of your success. How well are you managing them?
You’re reading The DBAs Guide...
2011-04-04
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Maaaaaagic Tables!!!
I had an interview earlier this week. An interview for a SQL developer position. It went fine. But. Question number X...
2011-03-30
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The Mystery Of The Slow Last Row
Things Go South
Recently I was troubleshooting a piece of software that archives data out of a very active import table....
2011-03-29
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Statistics, row estimations and the ascending date column
SQL’s auto-updating statistics go a fair way to making SQL Server a self-tuning database engine and in many cases they...
2011-03-28
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Experience and Aptitude
By Steve Jones
Experience is overrated. Most breakthrough accomplishments were done by people doing them for the...
Plan Time for Self-Development
By Brian Kelley
As you begin the new year, if you don't already have time set aside...
BK’s Bookshelf: Never Split the Difference
By Brian Kelley
I picked up Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On...
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How Artvigil 150 Improves Productivity and Mental Clarity
By encouraging alertness and concentration, the well-known nootropic Artvigil Australia improves mental clarity and...
The Rise of Data Centers
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Data API Builder APIs
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Data API Builder APIs
What formats of API endpoints can the Data API Builder present to clients when exposing the database?
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