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Month: September 2018

Shrink the DB - gonna have a bad time

Stop and Think Before You Shrink – Shrinking a SQL Server Database

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 Jeff Mlakar1 Comment

I like Halloween so I find myself getting mentally ready each year about a couple of months prior. My mind turns to horrors and I must warn wary travelers in DBA-land about an evil I see all too often – shrinking a database.

I know this has been done to death but I still see it. Gather around the fire as I tell you the ills of shrinking database files.

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RDU to SAN

I’m Speaking – SQL Saturday San Diego 2018!

September 18, 2018September 20, 2018 Jeff Mlakar2 Comments

On Saturday September 22nd I will be speaking at SQL Saturday San Diego presenting on 2 fun topics:

  1. Database Corruption! Preventing Disaster to your Database
  2. Environmental SQL Server Troubleshooting

Read on about my presentations…

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SQL Memes

September 11, 2018September 13, 2018 Jeff Mlakar1 Comment

SQL Memes! I have put together a bunch of SQL Server, database related, general technology, and office memes. Some you may find funny and others perhaps not. That’s cool. You can post your own or comment here and I can evolve this over time.

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Working With Different Languages in SQL Server

September 4, 2018March 12, 2019 Jeff MlakarLeave a comment

Today I want to talk about some of the language settings in SQL Server and the impact they have. Read on to see about setting up a default language in SQL Server, setting language for a scoped session, and differences between SQL Server and Windows Server settings.

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