PASS Update #20
On the Friday at the end of the Summit we had a 4 hour Board meeting, welcoming new board members...
2009-12-03
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Andy Warren
My Schedule at the Summit/Let’s Connect
I’m flying out Sunday via Alaska Air, taking the direct flight from Orlando to Seattle, arriving at 11:40 am. If...
2009-10-30
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PASS Update #18
Eric Wisdahl posted some questions on my last update, and I thought I’d reply here to make my answers more...
2009-10-27
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Sparse Columns – ConvertSVtoXML & XMLToResv
Not very often I run across something with zero matches in a search engine, but had it happen recently. I had set up a simple demo of a sparse column set and happened to look at the execution plan, was interested to see that the Compute Scalar was backed by ConvertSVtoXML. This was on a select from a table with one row, and then, being a little more curious, updated it with an xml fragment I saw a call to ConvertXMLtoResv. I’d venture that those serve to convert back/forth from XML storage.
2009-10-15
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Networking Sins
I ran across this article about networking sins a while back and have had it on my list to share....
2009-09-25
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Blobs and Filestreams
In the next week or so I’ll be upgrading the SQL 2005 server that has the SQLSaturday database and I’m...
2009-09-24
1,829 reads
PASS Update #14
I’ve been on the board just about 8-1/2 months, so I’m not doing too bad on updates, but think I’ll...
2009-09-18
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PASS Connector Editorial for Sep 9, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-09-10
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Work Habits
I enjoy woodworking as a hobby and as I try new things I find that my work habits during the...
2009-08-31
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How Much Should You Post Online About Your Life?
I’ve touched on it some in the past, but it’s a question that comes up a lot when we discuss...
2009-08-21
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Blogs
Why use XACT_ABORT?
This came up one day at my work when a developer was using it....
Using AI for Data Conversion
I’m sure I’ve never mentioned that I’m an amateur radio operator. Like Vegans and...
Advice I Like: Tipping
By Steve Jones
When in doubt, overtip – from Excellent Advice for Living This is close to...
Forums
Two Events, Two Worlds: A Week in the Life of a Technologist
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Installing SQL Instance on a Clustered Virtual Disk
Hi Everyone, I have a question, I am trying to setup a Lab environment...
Upgrades to SQL Server 2022
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Upgrades to SQL Server 2022
What is the earliest version from which you can directly upgrade to SQL Server 2022?
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