It’s been a few weeks since the PASS Summit but I’m still getting the occasional email from people who attended one of my sessions. I consider this a good thing – I believe that if someone follows up with me a few weeks after they attended a session, then something I said stuck with them [...]
Erin Stellato
The SQL Sequel
DBCC CHECKDB Parallel Checks and SQL Server Edition
Posted on: November 26, 2012 11:26 am
What Checks Update dbccLastKnownGood?
Posted on: November 15, 2012 12:53 pm
One of the methods I’ve used to check when a client last ran DBCC CHECKDB on their database is the dbccLastKnownGood value on the boot page (page 9 in the PRIMARY file). When working with a client a couple weeks ago, the value for dbccclastknowngood was from 2006, but the customer stated they were running [...]
T-SQL Tuesday #36: What Does Community Mean?
Posted on: November 13, 2012 11:27 am
I find this month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic quite appropriate, as it follows the 2012 PASS Summit, a time when I get to see so many members of the SQL Server Community. Chris Yates (@YatesSQL) is hosting this month and asks, “What Does Community Mean to You?” My short answer? #sqlfamily, #sqlhelp and opportunity. When [...]
PASS Summit 2012: Day 2
Posted on: November 8, 2012 11:20 am
Happy second day of Summit! Holy buckets, yesterday was a busy day. But it was great. After the keynote I headed off to present my DBCC session which went well. Thank you to everyone that attended and to all of those who had questions and provided feedback. I am presenting again today, same time (10:15 [...]
PASS Summit 2012: Day 1
Posted on: November 7, 2012 10:30 am
Happy first day of Summit everyone! Ok, if you attended any pre-conference sessions then today probably does not feel like the first day, but it’s the first day with a keynote and general sessions. My day started with a 3 mile-ish #sqlrun down along the waterfront. It was a great way to kick off the [...]
