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Migrating Team Foundation Server 2016-04-20 Posted in: Backup Development Microsoft SQL Server TFS Notes from my experience with a Team Foundation Server migration. [...Read More]
The Intentional DBA 2016-04-12 Posted in: Certification Database Administration Development SQL Server Are you an accidental DBA? Or a DBA by choice? [...Read More]
Timeless and Handy: The Microsoft Data Link File 2016-04-10 Posted in: Database Administration Development SQL Server Windows My go-to tool for testing connectivity to SQL Server. [...Read More]
Stupid T-SQL Tricks 2016-04-05 Posted in: Database Administration Development SQL Server Windows T-SQL and WMI together at last. Heresy! [...Read More]
Transitioning From SQL Server Profiler To Extended Events 2016-04-03 Posted in: Database Administration SQL Server Why I made the transition from SQL Profiler to Extended Events. What I like, what I don't like, and what could be better. [...Read More]