Category Archives: Tips

Need #SQLHelp? Throw up the Bat-Signal

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Jorge Segarra 4 Comments

Brent Ozar (@Brento) and Aaron Nelson (@sqlvariant) were talking discussing on Twitter the creation of dedicated hashtag for those who need help with SQL Server issues.  As Brent is known for doing, he magically whipped up a blog post on the matter explaining how … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 and Multiple Clocks

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Jorge Segarra 5 Comments

So unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks/months, you may have heard about a little thing called Windows 7. Windows 7 is Microsoft’s latest iteration of its Operating System and along with a slew of … Continue reading →

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Technical Presentations: Give it a Shot!

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Jorge Segarra Leave a comment

If you have never done a technical presentation I HIGHLY recommend you do try it at least once. Volunteer to speak at your local user group or SQL event. Andy Warren (Blog | LinkedIn) recently added the idea of mini-presentations to … Continue reading →

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PASS Summit Hotel/Travel Forum

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Jorge Segarra Leave a comment

Are you going to the SQL PASS Summit? Would you like to save some money on hotel by finding someone to split a room with? Want to share insider information on local spots you can dine at on the cheap? … Continue reading →

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Policy Based Management: Against All Databases Condition

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Jorge Segarra Leave a comment

Recently after one of my presentations a Twitter-buddy of mine, Argenis Fernandez ( Blog | Twitter ), showed me something interesting. By default when you create a new policy the against targets default says ‘Every Database’ (see screenshot below). Well … Continue reading →

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