T-SQL Tuesday #47: My Best SQL Server SWAG
This blog post is part of T-SQL Tuesday, a monthly SQL blog party with a rotating host and common topic....
2013-10-08
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Kendal Van Dyke
T-SQL Tuesday #47: Your Best SQL Server SWAG
The Stuff We All Get!
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2013-10-07 (first published: 2013-10-03)
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A Tainted PASS Elections
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Practical PowerShell: Merge SQLSaturday Speaker SpeedPASSes Into One PDF
To make things easier on speakers prior to a SQLSaturday organizers are encouraged to print & cut their SpeedPASSes ahead of...
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24 Hours Of PASS: 2013 Summit Preview Starts In Less Than 24 Hours!
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2013-07-30
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Discover, Diagnose, and Document ALL Your SQL Servers On Your Coffee Break
We all know that we should document our SQL Servers, right? RIGHT?
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2013-04-24 (first published: 2013-04-11)
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SQL Power Doc Update - Version 1.0.1.0
A quick note to let you know that SQL Power Doc version 1.0.1.0 is now live. This release fixes issues...
2013-04-24
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T-SQL Tuesday #41 - Presenting Opens Doors
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2013-04-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #39 - Use PowerShell To Copy A Database To Another Instance
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2013-02-12
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Transactional Replication Toolbox Scripts: Show Articles And Columns For All Publications
During the last few years I've worked extensively with transactional replication and have written a handful of scripts that have...
2013-02-05 (first published: 2013-01-29)
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