Sending prayers and positive vibes your way, Ken! Thinking about you often and wishing you a speedy recovery. We miss you! -Kev

You summed it up about as well as could be done, Steve. Thank you for eulogizing him. He was a great human being. -Kev

You should get my free SQL Server PerfMon counters poster at http://www.quest.com/backstage/promotion.aspx. That URL is going to change soon, btw. I was really thrilled to hear that the...

I really like the RCA videos on a wide variety of topics. I think they also did a good job of visually explaining the Great Recession of '08, among...

You won't go wrong with Glenn Berry's excellent monitoring scripts: https://sqlserverperformance.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/updated-sql-2005-and-2008-diagnostic-queries/.

-Kevin

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Toad for SQL Server (which you can get in a free beta at http://toadworld.com) has a great log reader feature.

-Kevin

If you'll allow me to put in a plug for my book, SQL in a Nutshell, the ALTER TABLE reference for MySQL tells us that ALTER TABLE ... CHANGE COLUMN...

When I coded in Fortran and COBOL, every bit and byte had a measurable impact on the resources available to your program. Because of the scarcity of those resources,...

Great post, Steve. I like the use of the word "myth" for issues like this. They always seem to originate with tuning tips that were appropriate umpteen versions...

Hi Brad,

I came to this party really late, but I thought this was a really interesting blog post worth further discussion - and I'd largely agree with most of the...

These are great suggestions, Andy.

I've actually been planning to work on a certification program for PASS for some time now, once I step out of the role of president.

Look for...