I’ve thought about doing this for a while now and it seems to be about that time. It’ll be a small list to start with, but I’ll add more in the months ahead. Part of the reason I plan to start small is I’ll be adding companion pieces to this list as time goes on. … Continue reading June Monthly SQL Server Checklist
If you are looking to become more familiar with extended events, take a gander at this month’s DBA Virtual Chapter meeting. I’ll be presenting at both of the meetings for the month. The first meeting will cover the basics and some information on where Extended Events is going. The second will cover some deeper content … Continue reading Speaking at PASS DBA Virtual Chapter
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts of interest that you may want to check out are: DBADiagnostics – My DBA Database (5/29/2009) – Introductory post on a DBA database series that I began some time ago. Enjoy.
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts of interest that you may want to check out are: Connect Item on Import/Export Wizard (5/20/2010) – Connect item that would be great to have up voted. Doing Something About Auto Generated Names (5/26/2010) – … Continue reading Re-blog – May 20-26
Earlier this year, I had started off with a bang. I think I had 51 posts in January with a huge dip now as we approach the end of May. You may be wondering if I burned out or dropped off the face of the earth. Or maybe not. Long story short, I've been working … Continue reading Where's StrateSQL?
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Oddly enough, in four years of blogging I’ve not blogged in this week before – guess I’ll need to do something about that. Maybe they’ll be better luck next week…
Since I’ve been blogging about my progress through the SQL Server MCM certification, it makes sense to follow-up with my latest failure. If you’re new to these posts, check out my posts on failing, retaking, and then passing the SQL Server MCM Knowledge exam. Took the Lab A couple weeks back, after some prodding from … Continue reading Not. Quite. There. This Time I Failed the Lab
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts of interest that you may want to check out are: This blog entry brought to you by the procedure "sp_MSForEachDB" (5/9/2006) – Information on how to use sp_MSForEachDB. How to Sort SSMS Project (5/10/2006) – … Continue reading Re-blog – May 6-12
A few weeks back, I sent a message on the PASSMN LinkedIn group page about expanding the MCM study group to anyone going after SQL Server certifications. After some back and forth, it turned out there were a number of people interested. For ease of scheduling, I kept the old MCM study group time and … Continue reading Minnesota SQL Server Study Group
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts of interest that you may want to check out are: Analyze This – Analyze Your Indexes – Part 6 (4/29/2009) – Improved performance of index analysis query. Searching for Plans (5/3/2010) – Query to find … Continue reading Re-blog – April 29-May 5
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