Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

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We record tutorials and fun snippets for the Microsoft SQL Server community of database administrators and data professionals. Featuring Sean McCown and Jen McCown of the banners MidnightDBA, MidnightSQL, and MinionWare. ►WHAT WE DO: We help CTOs and CIOs Speed Up SQL Server audits by 95% using Minion Enterprise. ►HEALTH CHECKS, AUDITS & BENCHMARKS: Use a single query to perform standard benchmarks and run internal audits for all instances in your environment. ►WHERE YOU'VE SEEN ME: I’m a regular speaker at the Professional Association for SQL Server, SQL Saturdays, SQL Bits and other training events worldwide. ►MY STORY: I’ve been interested in computers since Ms. Pac-Man came out in 1982. I took two years of programming in high school, continued in college, and I’ve worked with computers ever since. I’ve been a full time DBA, a consultant, an internet personality - kind of - and now an entrepreneur and CEO.

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JetBrains Space Review: Project management, code repos, and collaboration

JetBrains Space Review: Project management, code repos, and collaboration Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

466 views - 2 years ago

Named File Streams

Named File Streams Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

70 views - 2 years ago

Prepared SQL Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

145 views - 3 years ago

Best Backup Class Evar: 1 of 6

Best Backup Class Evar: 1 of 6 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

300 views - 3 years ago

Powershell Format-Table Expressions

Powershell Format-Table Expressions Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

258 views - 3 years ago

MinionWare M.E. - Navigating Minion Enterprise

MinionWare M.E. - Navigating Minion Enterprise Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

70 views - 3 years ago

Experts Talk with Cindy Gross! "Inequity Matters"

Experts Talk with Cindy Gross! "Inequity Matters" Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

61 views - 3 years ago

B roll: let's talk keyboards

B roll: let's talk keyboards Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

41 views - 3 years ago

Beginning C# Desktop Applications - Part 2

Beginning C# Desktop Applications - Part 2 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

864 views - 3 years ago

Beginning C# Desktop Applications - Part 1

Beginning C# Desktop Applications - Part 1 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

6.9K views - 3 years ago

SQL Server Backups: Logs and RESTORE ... WITH MOVE

SQL Server Backups: Logs and RESTORE ... WITH MOVE Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

280 views - 3 years ago

Regular Expressions: Let's fix scripted SSIS environment variables

Regular Expressions: Let's fix scripted SSIS environment variables Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

181 views - 3 years ago

SQL Server Backup: Recovery Models

SQL Server Backup: Recovery Models Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

437 views - 3 years ago

SQL Server Backups: Simple Backup

SQL Server Backups: Simple Backup Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

177 views - 3 years ago

SQL Server Backups: File Extensions

SQL Server Backups: File Extensions Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

284 views - 3 years ago

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Maximize Network Backups") - Part 5

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Maximize Network Backups") - Part 5 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

147 views - 3 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server: Powershell Classes: Part 6 - Static Properties

Microsoft SQL Server: Powershell Classes: Part 6 - Static Properties Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

96 views - 3 years ago

1NF - 1st Normal Form

1NF - 1st Normal Form Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

470 views - 3 years ago

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Flags, Buffers, Memory") - Part 4

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Flags, Buffers, Memory") - Part 4 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

92 views - 3 years ago

SSIS: EventHandlers

SSIS: EventHandlers Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

70 views - 3 years ago

Lots of SQL instances, unique issues…NEW LinkedIn Group!!

Lots of SQL instances, unique issues…NEW LinkedIn Group!! Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

93 views - 3 years ago

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Limits...in Theory") - Part 3

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Limits...in Theory") - Part 3 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

85 views - 3 years ago

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Striping for Fun & Profit") - Part 2

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Striping for Fun & Profit") - Part 2 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

192 views - 3 years ago

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Faster Backups = Faster Restores") - Part 1

TUNE your SQL Server Backups (or, "Faster Backups = Faster Restores") - Part 1 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

419 views - 3 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server - Powershell Splatting

Microsoft SQL Server - Powershell Splatting Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

193 views - 3 years ago

Consolidating SQL Server

Consolidating SQL Server Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

485 views - 4 years ago

Get started with Minion Enterprise - What is ME?

Get started with Minion Enterprise - What is ME? Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

220 views - 4 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server - T-SQL: Switching data with a Single Partition

Microsoft SQL Server - T-SQL: Switching data with a Single Partition Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

2.1K views - 4 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server: Powershell Classes: Part 5 - Inheritance continued

Microsoft SQL Server: Powershell Classes: Part 5 - Inheritance continued Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

178 views - 4 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server - Powershell Classes: Part 4 (Inheritance)

Microsoft SQL Server - Powershell Classes: Part 4 (Inheritance) Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

230 views - 4 years ago

How to Adjust CPU Affinity in SQL Server

How to Adjust CPU Affinity in SQL Server Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

4.2K views - 4 years ago

Learn SQL Server Security: xp_cmdshell Edition

Learn SQL Server Security: xp_cmdshell Edition Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

1.3K views - 4 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server Powershell Classes: Part 3

Microsoft SQL Server Powershell Classes: Part 3 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

195 views - 4 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server Powershell Classes: Part 2

Microsoft SQL Server Powershell Classes: Part 2 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

307 views - 4 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server - Powershell Classes: Part 1

Microsoft SQL Server - Powershell Classes: Part 1 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

1.7K views - 4 years ago

Microsoft SQL Server: The Truth About SQL Security

Microsoft SQL Server: The Truth About SQL Security Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

379 views - 4 years ago

SQL Server Backups: Speed SQL backups with COMPRESSION

SQL Server Backups: Speed SQL backups with COMPRESSION Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

415 views - 4 years ago

Quick demonstration of PowerShell POWER (with SQL Server)

Quick demonstration of PowerShell POWER (with SQL Server) Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

435 views - 4 years ago

Self-HELP tables in SQL Server

Self-HELP tables in SQL Server Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

266 views - 4 years ago

REPLACE ALL FUN with RegEx (in SQL Server Management Studio)

REPLACE ALL FUN with RegEx (in SQL Server Management Studio) Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

6.7K views - 4 years ago

Block Select in SQL Server Management Studio

Block Select in SQL Server Management Studio Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

1.9K views - 4 years ago

Powershell Error Handling Basics 2

Powershell Error Handling Basics 2 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

132 views - 4 years ago

XP_CmdShell Default Proxy

XP_CmdShell Default Proxy Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

2K views - 4 years ago

Powershell Error Handling Basics

Powershell Error Handling Basics Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

411 views - 4 years ago

Redirect command line output in SSIS script task

Redirect command line output in SSIS script task Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

1.1K views - 4 years ago

Empower SQL Server database teams

Empower SQL Server database teams Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

337 views - 5 years ago

Invitation to Automation

Invitation to Automation Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

148 views - 5 years ago

Minion Library! What’s that?

Minion Library! What’s that? Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

145 views - 5 years ago

Managing Audits with Minion Enterprise

Managing Audits with Minion Enterprise Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

109 views - 6 years ago

Master Stored Procedure Workshop: Part 2

Master Stored Procedure Workshop: Part 2 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

513 views - 6 years ago

Master Stored Procedure Workshop: Part 1

Master Stored Procedure Workshop: Part 1 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

1.3K views - 6 years ago

Beginning SQL Server SMO

Beginning SQL Server SMO Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

3.6K views - 7 years ago

Loading SQL Data From Powershell

Loading SQL Data From Powershell Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

5.9K views - 7 years ago

REGEX for DBAs Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

645 views - 7 years ago

T-SQL's Hidden Support Feature

T-SQL's Hidden Support Feature Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

348 views - 7 years ago

Database Unit Testing with SSDT

Database Unit Testing with SSDT Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

15K views - 7 years ago

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 1 of 15

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 1 of 15 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

4.1K views - 7 years ago

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 2 of 15

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 2 of 15 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

2.2K views - 7 years ago

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 8 of 15

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 8 of 15 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

1.5K views - 7 years ago

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 15 of 15

Series: Setup SQL Server Cluster- 15 of 15 Jen and Sean McCown - MinionWare

701 views - 7 years ago