Tag Archives: administration

Customizing SSMS – Hiding the panels

Posted on March 14, 2013 by way0utwest

This is a short series on some customizations in SSMS to make it visually more appealing. As a presenter, I’ve learned how to change the way Management Studio (SSMS) looks to make it easier for people to see the screen … Continue reading →

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The Gambler

Posted on March 14, 2013 by way0utwest

In April of this year, the SQL Intersection conference is coming to Las Vegas. I’m speaking, along with Grant Fritchey and many others. It’s a fun event, in a city with a huge variety of things to do in the evenings after a … 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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