Timothy A Wiseman

Timothy A Wiseman is a Database Administrator for SAIC with a focus on efficiency and readability of the database and its surrounding ecosystem. In addition to administering the core SQL Server system, he has experience working with Python and Microsoft Access in conjunction with SQL Server. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in Mathematics as well as an MCDBA and MCITP.

Interests: SQL Server, Python, Go, Mathematics, Legal Issues

Variable Scope in SQL Server

by Timothy A Wiseman

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The way variable scoping works in SQL Server has been well documented on MSDN, but I have seen related issues...

2013-01-18

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A really simple Multiprocessing Python Example

by Timothy A Wiseman

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Purpose and introduction A Python program will not be able to take advantage of more than one core or more...

2012-12-21

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Playing with Cython

by Timothy A Wiseman

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Intro Recently, I came over Cython and started experimenting with it. After some basic testing, I found several things of...

2012-11-23

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Class and instance variables in Python 2.7

by Timothy A Wiseman

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The differences and interactions between class variables and instance variables are well described in the Python 2.x documentation, but they...

2012-10-06

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Some Jargon from the SQL Server World

by Timothy A Wiseman

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Not long ago I wrote about how to write well about SQL Server, and one major point was that jargon...

2012-09-04

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The effects of an SSD on SQL Server Performance

by Timothy A Wiseman

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I. Introduction A little while ago, my wonderful wife Renee got a Solid State Drive (SSD) for me. Being a...

2012-07-29

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New articles posted.

by Timothy A Wiseman

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My article Plotting SQL Server Data for Data Visualization is up on MSSQLTips now and discusses using PyQt and Matplotlib...

2012-07-21

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Writing About SQL Server

by Timothy A Wiseman

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I. Introduction I recently submitted my entry for a writing competition as part of my continuing education. While I was...

2012-07-09

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Query Store Keeps Switching Itself Off, Getting it Moving Again

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I recently received a complaint that Query Store for a particular database was turned...

EightKB 2024 – Schedule and Registration

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Hello Hello, We. Are. Back! The schedule for EightKB 2024 Edition has been announced!...

Inside SQL Server Backup and Restore History Pruning with sp_delete_backuphistory

I had a customer that was looking to document a restore that had occurred...

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