TechEd 2010 – Monday Morning
One of the nice unplanned parts of the trip was walking out the front door of the hotel to realize...
2010-06-07
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Andy Warren
TechEd 2010 – Sunday
Flew out of Orlando Sunday morning via Southwest. It was my first time flying SW, I usually go with whoever...
2010-06-07
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Teched 2010 – Sunday Part 2
Checkin at TechEd was fast, people were moving through very quickly. Photo ID required, get your badge, and then down...
2010-06-07
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Authors Needed for the SQL Server Standard
As you may recall we relaunched this late last year, trying to fill a gap in both content on sqlpass.org...
2010-06-04
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Limited Features or Limited Time?
A guest editorial today from Andy Warren. When someone is looking to introduce a free version of a product, what's the best way to tackle it?
2010-06-04
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TechEd Next Week
I’m flying out early Sunday morning, looking forward to four days at TechEd. It will be a break from the...
2010-06-04
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Notes about Server SSDs
Note: This isn’t a recommendation or endorsement, just notes from some research I’ve done. Please contact your vendor before making...
2010-06-03
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Would You Do Your Hobby For a Living?
Another recent editorial I wrote for SQLServerCentral talks about whether you would be happy doing your hobby for living. For...
2010-06-02
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Building Better (Different) Habits
For years, ever since I was first required to be on call, I’ve made it a habit to check my...
2010-06-01
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PreCon Sessions at the PASS Summit
My friend Andy Leonard posted yesterday about the process of getting selected for one of the coveted slots as a...
2010-06-01
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Blogs
Finding fields used in a Power BI report in PBIR format with Semantic Link Labs
Have you ever wondered where a certain field is used in a report? Or...
Adding Test data to msdb.sysjobhistory
By Steve Jones
One of our internal people was looking to test some process in (I assume)...
Microsoft Ignite Announcements Nov 2024
By James Serra
Announced at Microsoft Ignite last week were some new product features related to the...
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Hi all! I’ve been using MySQLCalculator.com for memory calculations, but I’m looking for alternatives...
Question of the Day
The Hash Join II
Which of these inputs is the smaller input to a hash join?
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