Joe Gavin

Joe Gavin is from the Greater Boston area. He started working with SQL Server and Sybase in 1998 in the financial services industry and has been a SQL Server Database Administrator for a dairy cooperative since 2011. He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) degree in Computer Technology. Joe has spoken at the Boston and Providence SQL Saturday events.

Joe Gavin is from Greater Boston and has worked in technology as a Field Service Engineer for an automotive dealer computer system vendor, a Technical Consultant and Operations Analyst with Sybase and SQL Server based database applications in financial services and now works as a SQL Server Database Administrator.

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Analysis Services Administration	How To Install SSAS 2019
Application Development	SQL Server Connection String Examples with PowerShell
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Azure	Azure SQL Cross Database Query
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Data Types	SQL Server Data Types Quick Reference Guide
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Database Administration	Create SQL Server Database using SQL Server Management Studio
Database Administration	How Database Snapshots Benefit the SQL Server DBA
Database Administration	How to Bring SQL Server Database Online
Database Administration	How to Find Unused Databases in SQL Server
Database Administration	How to Take SQL Server Database Offline
Database Administration	Quick SQL Server Health Check Report
Database Administration	SQL DROP DATABASE with SSMS, Azure Data Studio, T-SQL and PowerShell
Database Configurations	Connect to SQL Server
Database Design	Drop All Tables in a SQL Server Database
Database Design	DROP TABLE IF EXISTS Examples for SQL Server
Database Design	SQL Create Schema to Organize Database Objects, Assign Permissions and Easier Management
Database Design	SQL Drop Column Examples
Database Design	SQL Server Create Database Examples
Database Mail	SMTP Test from PowerShell
Dates	SQL Server Date and Time Functions with Examples
Express Edition	How To Schedule SQL Scripts On SQL Server Express Edition
Express Edition	SQL Server Express
Indexing	Drop Index, Recreate and Script out Indexes in SQL Server
Install and Uninstall	Install SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition
Integration Services Administration	Installing SQL Server Integration Services
Integration Services Development	Extract, Import and Migrate SSIS Project
Monitoring	Introduction to Windows Performance Monitor for SQL Server
Monitoring	SQL Server Disk Related Performance Monitor Counters
Monitoring	SQL Server Network Related Performance Monitor Counters
Monitoring	Who Dropped the SQL Table
Monitoring	Windows Performance Monitor Counters for SQL Server
PowerShell	Create SQL Server Database with PowerShell
Professional Development Interview Questions DBA	SQL Server DBA Interview Questions for Backups and Restores
Reporting Services Administration	Move SQL Reporting Services to Another Server
Reporting Services Installation	SSRS 2022 Install, Setup and Configuration
Reporting Services Installation	SSRS Install, Setup and Configuration
Restore	Automate Database Restore for SQL Server
Restore	Automating a SQL Server Database Refresh
Restore	SQL Server Restore Database Options and Examples
Security	Getting Sysadmin Access to SQL Server When Locked Out
Security	SQL Server Security Functions
SQL Server Agent	Anatomy of a SQL Agent Email Notification
SQL Server Agent	Automate SFTP File Transfer with SQL Server Agent and WinSCP
SQL Server Agent	Monitor for Hung SQL Server Agent Jobs
SQL Server Agent	SQL Server Agent Jobs, Automation and Email Notification
SQL Server Agent	Using WinSCP with SQL Server Agent
SQL Server Management Studio	Export Data from SSMS to Excel
SQL Server Management Studio	Get Started using SSMS - Connect, Navigate, Query
SQL Server Management Studio	How to Import and Export Connections from SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio	Learn about SQL SSMS Ports for SQL Server
SQL Server Management Studio	Recover Script from Recently Closed Tab in SSMS You Forgot to Save
SQL Server Management Studio	SQL Server Management Studio Top 10 Productivity Tips and Hidden Secrets
SQL Server Management Studio	SSMS Download, Install and Configure with GUI and Command Line
SQL Server Management Studio Configuration	SQL Server Management Studio Dark Mode
Tools	Install Visual Studio
TSQL	Drop Table SQL Server Examples with T-SQL and SQL Server Management Studio
TSQL	Learn about SQL NULL values and how SQL Server handles NULL in Queries
TSQL	Learn how to use SQL ORDER BY in Your Queries
TSQL	Learn how to write SQL Queries with AND, OR, and NOT Logical Operators
TSQL	Not Equal in SQL WHERE Clause Examples
TSQL	Query SQL Server Data Based on Various Date and Time Functions
TSQL	SELECT DISTINCT SQL Command to Return a Unique List of Values
TSQL	SQL Cheat Sheet for Basic T-SQL Commands
TSQL	SQL Comparison Operators to Refine Query Results
TSQL	SQL FROM Query Examples and Syntax
TSQL	SQL Logical Operators ALL, AND, ANY, BETWEEN, EXISTS, IN, LIKE, NOT, OR, SOME
TSQL	SQL Server Char Function and Reference Guide
TSQL	SQL Wildcard Examples using SQL LIKE

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