Backup History

This is a quick rewrite of the script I just posted a few days ago.  The script had a few flaws if trying to run it on a SQL 2005 box.  I have updated it […]

Differential Restore Fail

We have all heard that backup is not complete until you test it by restoring it.  We also know that part of a DR plan involves the testing of those backups through restores. I recently […]

Most Interesting People…

Here are the most interesting people I met at PASS Summit 2012   Mickey Stuewe (sqlmickey) Neil Hambly (neil_hambly) Bob Hovious Gail Shaw (sqlinthewild) Ed Watson (SQLGator)           This is the […]

Last Known Good CheckDB

Diligent DBAs like to check their databases for a little thing called corruption.  Some of those DBAs are masterful at keeping records and logging that the database was checked and came up with a clean […]

T-SQL Tuesday #36 SQL Community

Community – What is it? Community is something that is improperly defined with words alone.  Community is best defined through first person experience.  Community is a feeling and a sense more than it is a […]

Summit 2012 Community Zone

        Will you be at Summit 2012? I will be. I will even be pretty easy to find on multiple occasions.  If you haven’t seen my schedule already – you can check […]

Summit 2012

In case you have been living under a rock (I know it’s not under my rock), here is your notice that Summit 2012 is just a few days away at this point. I will soon […]