Category Archives: Editorial

Editorial Republish: The SQL Twilight Zone

Once again, I’m not home. This time it’s vacation, well, working vacation. I’m in New Orleans to coach a volleyball team at a tournament this weekend. Hopefully I’m not too jet-lagged after my week of Denver-London-Denver-New Orleans travel. In any … Continue reading

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Editorial Republish: Horrible Bosses

Maybe I’m actually watching this movie as you read this. After 48 hours in London, I’m heading back to Colorado today. Actually a little more. I landed at 940a Monday and left at 11:35am today, a whirlwind trip to this … Continue reading

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Editorial Republish: Understanding a Database

I’m either on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic or on the ground in London as you read this. Hopefully napping before a busy few days. I’m in town for the London Redgate Summit tomorrow, with some prep today, podcast … Continue reading

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Tracking Table Sizes

Managing a production database can be a challenge for many reasons. However storage growth has been one I see often as causing issues. From full logs to filled disks, it seems that we can struggle with dynamic workloads where we … Continue reading

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