To Do: Win Great SQL Training and a Cruise
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database-administration
Wondering what to do when you get a break from work email today?
Make your opening move in a fun contest.
Category: database-administration
Dynamic Management Quickie: Explore SQL Server system views and functions as you work
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database-administration
There’s a lot of dynamic management and system objects to keep track of in SQL Server. We all sometimes have the moment when we can’t remember exactly which DMV, DMF or other system view/function returns a particular column, or if something even IS accessible from the system objects.
Be My Date Next Tuesday, March 15 at 24 Hours of PASS
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database-administration
Next week the Professional Association for SQL Server will be providing 24 hours of free, online training on SQL Server.
Come get your learn on.
More Running with Scissors: Corrupting your Database with 823 Errors
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database-administration
This weekend, a question came up on Twitter asking if there was an easy way to simulate an 823 error. It seemed like a fun task to figure out.
Guidelines for Presentation Titles
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database-administration
The recent trend towards online voting to select presentations for events at SQL Server conferences got me thinking: this is a great opportunity to look at how people vote, and consider what this means about presentation titles and abstracts.
My Session on Isolation Levels in Cleveland on February 5
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database-administration
A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend about upcoming plans. Without thinking, I said:
“Oh, and I’m going to go to Cleveland to talk about Isolation Levels. And partitioning. In February.”
2011: More Nerdy Drawrings (TSQL Tuesday #14)
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database-administration
This month’sĀ #tsql2sDay is hosted by Jen McCown ( blog | twitter ) and Jen’s question is “What techie resolutions have you been pondering, and why?”