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    The Outpouring

    September 8, 2015 /

    I’ve wanted to write about this for months, now that I have a blog I can finally do it. Earlier this year, I found out, thru Twitter that fellow SQL Family member Larry Toothman (@IowaTechBear), had suffered a stroke. Having never met Larry in person, but having spoken to him on occasion via Twitter I wanted to let him know that people in his SQL community wished him well. That morning I tweeted that I was going to collect money for flowers to send him on behalf of the SQL Family. Unfortunately, we soon got word that Larry was on life support. A few days later he passed away. Within those…

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    How I joined the SQL Family

    September 2, 2015 /

    For my first blog I want to talk about my experience as a member of SQL Family. My Start I started my career as a lone DBA, 15 years ago, with zero knowledge of what SQL Server actually was. I was promoted into a sole DBA job with expectations I would get certified and take the bull by the horns to manage the 50+ SQL Servers .  The company, The Port of Virginia, took a big risk with me, but within 6 months’ time the gamble had paid off. In the beginning, most of what I learned to do the job was from a site called SSWUG.org. This is where…

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    Joining the Blogger World

    September 1, 2015 /

    It’s time to take the plunge and start blogging. Step one: Build a site — Check Step two: Write something — almost check Step three: Tell the world I am here — sooner or later 🙂

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    It's All in the Name, Index Naming Conventions
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    Resizing Tempdb (When TEMPDB Wont Shrink)
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    SQL Index Creation Using DROP EXISTING= ON
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    So let’s talk naming conventions
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    The Case for Scooby-Dooing: Solving SQL Server Mysteries Like a Pro– Scooby Dooing Episode 8
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    What’s a Key Lookup?
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    Trace Flags That Are Now Defaulted Behaviors in SQL Server
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    Understanding Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server Part 3
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    Solving SQL Server Mysteries with a Whole Gang of Sleuths -Scooby Dooing Episode 4
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    Memory Optimized Tables in SQL Server
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