February 2009 - Posts

VSTS Web Test Step-by-Step Primer: 7-Minute Video by Microsoft A.C.E. Performance Engineer Chris Lundquist (with Copious Notes and Screen Shots from Your Humble Correspondent)
My decision to focus on the SQL Server vertical has paid off for me—metaphorically & literally. Now it's time to spread my wings a bit & learn about Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) web testing. Spread Your Wings! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsJDTyY95g Read More...
SSMS Query Results: “Include column headers when copying or saving the results"
In my work with external customers, I collaborate with some excellent DBAs & Architects. But I've noticed many of them are not aware that you can capture column headers from query results to grid in SSMS. When a very bright engineer I work with—not Read More...
sp_reset_connection Does NOT Reset TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL: Unexpected Behavior By Design
I've long been an advocate of the best practice of explicitly setting the transaction isolation level in my scripts. At my old day job as an enterprise architect I mandated that along with SET NOCOUNT ON , the preamble for all SProcs explicitly must declare Read More...

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