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Sean McCown

Sean McCown is a Certified Master in SQL Server and a SQL Server MVP with 20 years of experience in databases. He is founder and co-owner of the website MidnightDBA.com, where he records free SQL Server training videos and co-hosts the weekly Web show, DBAs@Midnight. He is also co-owner and principal consultant of MidnightSQL Consulting.

Articles by Sean McCown

10 more do’s and don’ts for faster SQL queries

Follow these tried-and-true techniques to improving both the speed and concurrency of your dawdling database

Sep 17, 2014 14 mins

Enterprise Applications

Is enough ever enough?

Mar 07, 2012 9 mins

Microsoft Data Center

Microsoft MCM prep guide

Feb 01, 2012 5 mins

Microsoft Servers

The hidden cost of falling behind

Sure, it's expensive to upgrade but there's an even bigger cost to not upgrading.

Dec 28, 2011 3 mins

Microsoft Servers Data Center

PASS Summit 2012 Day 3 Keynote

Today's keynote starts with a little song

Oct 14, 2011 2 mins

Microsoft Data Center

Rock the kilt

Day 2 of PASS 2011

Oct 13, 2011 3 mins

Microsoft Data Center

PASS 2011 Begins

The PASS Summit has started with a bang.

Oct 12, 2011 2 mins

Microsoft Data Center

How long is your downtime?

How much padding should you put into your downtime estimates?

Sep 09, 2011 4 mins

Microsoft Data Center

Forget innovation, get the basics down

Stop trying to be fancy and get the everyday stuff out of the way first.

Aug 23, 2011 5 mins

Microsoft Data Center

A case against third-party management tools

3rd party tools don't do much for me, how about you?

Aug 22, 2011 5 mins

Microsoft Data Center

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Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 VMware employees as deal closes

Dec 01, 20233 mins

Technology IndustryMergers and Acquisitions

Cisco joins $10M funding round for SONiC startup Aviz Networks

By Michael Cooney

Dec 01, 20233 mins

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Cisco CCNA, AWS cloud networking among top-paying IT certs

By Denise Dubie

Nov 30, 20237 mins

CertificationsCertificationsCertifications

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Sep 24, 202120 mins

Cisco SystemsInternetNetworking

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Sep 23, 202117 mins

Optical DrivesCisco SystemsInternet

Episode 3: Looking Forward: 5G, Digital Transformation, and the Network of the Future

Sep 22, 202114 mins

5GCisco SystemsInternet

How to calculate factorials in Linux

Nov 02, 20232 mins

How to use the nohup command

Oct 31, 20232 mins

How to use date command options

Oct 26, 20232 mins