We’re All Mad Here!
The title says it all!
I just heard that I was selected to present at SQL Saturday in Columbus! I’m excited...
2014-05-09
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Chris
2014 SQL Server Editions – Overview
2014 is the latest edition of SQL Server available[/caption]
SQL Server 2014 was officially released in April 1st, 2014. You can...
2014-04-22
55,546 reads
Why a Boot Camp?
As a some of you may already know, I am now offering SQL Server boot camps with the first one...
2014-04-15
1,351 reads
When Data Should Walk Out The Door
What would you do?
What would your reaction be if, one day, all that old data you’ve been holding onto for...
2014-03-24 (first published: 2014-03-18)
1,961 reads
Counting Work Days
Don’t forget that most holiday’s aren’t work days.
Recently while working with a client I was faced with some seriously convoluted...
2013-09-21
1,792 reads
Digby’s Top 10 reasons you need a DBA
Digby! helps to demonstrate the top 10 reasons you need a dedicated SQL Server DBA.
They can handle unexpected database growth...
2013-05-21
450 reads
Optimizing Protected Indexes (was Indexing Encrypted Data)
Why bother encrypting?
Riddle me this batman? Why bother to Encrypt?
As a SQL Server DBA I am primarily responsible for making...
2013-02-27
1,806 reads
Type 2 SCD with SQL Merge
I was going through some notes I had from previous projects and came across a sample script for created a...
2013-01-25
9,372 reads
Gain exclusive control of a database
Last night a client tried to ruin a script to enable Read_Committed_snapshot on a SQL database. There were so many...
2012-10-10
553 reads
10-minute SQL: Filtered Delete: join vs. sub-select vs. exist
I was doing some simple tuning of procedures for a client when I came across some delete statements that I...
2012-10-05
871 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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