Just a quick funny for today. For my daily to do list, I generally work off of a half sheet of paper on my desk. I keep a running list and it feels good to physically scratch a done item off. This morning I added to my list: “Update SSMS tools on <server name removed [Keep reading...]
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Aug 222011
Jen McCown from midnightdba.com started a useful (to me anyways) set of homework assignments called Applied SQL. Each post has a homework assignment for us. This first one has been useful to me in order to make myself read Books Online and understand where information comes from, rather than just running a script when I [Keep reading...]
Aug 182011
System tables have lots of interesting and useful information stored on all facets of SQL server. Generally speaking, whenever I find a script that shows useful information, I store that script away for future use. I then run the script whenever I need the information without really thinking about it. Jen McCown from midnightdba.com started [Keep reading...]
Aug 102011
This is my first TSL Tuesday post, and actually my first run at blogging. And on a special new day too! I have been reading other’s blogs for about a year now and thought that perhaps I could contribute something that helps someone else out one day. This month’s T-SQL Tuesday challenge: reveal your crap [Keep reading...]
Aug 082011
Well hello world! I’ve been reading blogs from other MSSQL professionals for about a year now. I finally decided to try my hand at contributing my knowledge to the world. Please pardon my site design. I took my static site and am still working on converting it into a wordpress site instead. It’s still rough [Keep reading...]