Book Review: SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
I recently finished reading the Apress book SQL Server 2008 Performance Tuning Distilled by Grant Fritchey and Sajal Dam. I...
2010-01-07
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Jack Corbett
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2010-01-04
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Final Recap – 2009 Goals
Well, I set 7 professional goals for 2009 and I did okay in meeting them, but I was not successful...
2009-12-31
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Presenting a Live Meeting vs. a Real Meeting
I recently had the opportunity to present, Nuggets Found by Mining the Default Trace, for SQLLunch. This was my first...
2009-12-28
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OT: What Christmas Means to Me
Merry Christmas to everyone. As many of you know, at least I hope you do, I am a born-again Christian...
2009-12-24
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #32 – Tampa
I just found out that I’ve been accepted to speak at SQLSaturday #32 – Tampa on January 23, 2010. My session...
2009-12-23
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SQLLunch Resources – Mining Nuggets from the Default Trace
I did my first SQLLunch today and it was fun. I don’t know how many attended, my last look was...
2009-12-21
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Have Lunch with Me
I know you all are clamoring for the opportunity to have lunch with me so I agreed to do a...
2009-12-18
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Where’d the Data Go?
The Reported Problem
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a former employer because an SSRS report I had written...
2009-12-17
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What is Your Biggest Weakness?
I was tagged by Ken Simmons (@kensimmons) in the blog chain started by David Stein (@made2mentor). Here’s Ken’s post and...
2009-12-14
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I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
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Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
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Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers