Monthly Archives: March 2013

The Work Life Balance for Men

Posted on March 13, 2013 by way0utwest

A great piece by LZ Granderson, and one that really make me stop and think a bit. Work and life is always a balance, and men certainly don’t have it easier. We make different choices, or we set different priorities. … Continue reading →

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Resetting DMVs

Posted on March 13, 2013 by way0utwest

Recently I was working on an indexing presentation and looking for missing, duplicate, and unused indexes. As I set up demos to show the effects of indexing, I was constantly adding and deleting objects, and even resetting the DMVs to … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #40– File and Filegroups

Posted on March 12, 2013 by way0utwest

It’s the second Tuesday of the month and time for T-SQL Tuesday again. This is a monthly blog party, where the participants write on a particular theme. This month Jen McCown, of Midnight DBA fame, invites us to talk about … Continue reading →

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Self Describing Databases

Posted on March 12, 2013 by way0utwest

When contained databases were introduced in SQL Server 2012, I thought they were a very nice enhancement to the platform. The idea of having security managed inside the database, thereby removing the problem of orphaned users, was something I looked forward … Continue reading →

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