how to get ahead
Many people have ideas as to how to do well in life. Of course, many people do not even agree...
2012-12-05
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should I use clustering on a VM?
ok, I'm going to keep this high level and simply share my opinion.
I am not prescribing anything.
If you want prescriptive...
2012-11-28
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thanks for Bud
My Dad died horribly three weeks ago in a fall after the power got knocked out during Hurricane Sandy. I...
2012-11-22
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blogging fun: dealing with spammers like Psychz Networks
@PsychzNetworks is spamming me non-stop. Every minute of every day.
I googled them and it seems Psychz Networks are famous for...
2012-11-21
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[video] Inside Tempdb - Bob Ward
Boris Hristov shared this with me ages ago and I still haven't watched it yet (it is a few hours...
2012-11-20
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Bob Duffy
ok, everyone has their favorite SQL guru and favorite SQL tips. There are some people whose names you associate with...
2012-11-19
920 reads
circle of trust
I have heard it said that a former US President once remarked "People tell you who they are by their...
2012-11-16
662 reads
"fail fast" vs calligraphy
If you are a person inspired by ideas, you have probably encountered the concept of "fail fast". You probably also...
2012-11-15
686 reads
problem solving: sometimes you need to walk away from a problem to solve it
If anyone is a believer in solving challenges through sheer force of will, it's me. I'm a stubborn man and...
2012-11-14
716 reads
How to obtain the version and license for a Red Gate SQL BACKUP install
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here is a little script I've hobbled together that I use to get version and license info for a Red...
2012-11-13
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Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers