Tag Archives: administration

Kill a SPID

Posted on July 13, 2012 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Sept 5, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling. I know some people get a kick out of running the KILL command. Heck, I’m sure all of us enjoy stopping a runaway … Continue reading →

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The Danger of Custom Software

Posted on June 12, 2012 by way0utwest

There’s been a great little movie short making the rounds of the Internet from Pixar. It’s called “The Movie Vanishes” and it’s worth a few minutes of your time. Toy Story 2 was almost lost because of a mistake and … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #31 – Logging

Posted on June 12, 2012 by way0utwest

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again, and this month Aaron Nelson (blog | @sqlvariant) is hosting. The topic is logging, and if you’re like to participate, read Aaron’s post and learn the rules. We do this on the second Tuesday of … Continue reading →

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The Platform as Code

Posted on June 6, 2012 by way0utwest

SQL Server has grown more and more complicated over the two decades that I have worked with the product. At the same time anyone can install it and set up a database with almost no training. There are more and … Continue reading →

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