Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag
I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while....
2013-10-08
886 reads
Wesley Brown
- Interests: Collecting old computers
- Skills: I talk a lot.
Oh, The Free Stuff!
Ah, Shwag I’ve been doing the whole conference thing for a while. Not as long as some but quite a while. Along the way I’ve collected quite a...
2013-10-08
6 reads
I Am Surprised Every Time
Who me?
Yep me. I have been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional again this year in SQL Server. This...
2013-10-02
728 reads
I Am Surprised Every Time
Who me? Yep me. I have been honored with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional again this year in SQL Server. This is my third year to receive the award...
2013-10-02
9 reads
SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features
I Want Features Not Cost!
Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your...
2013-08-01
1,097 reads
SQL Server, Pricing, Editions and Features
I Want Features Not Cost! Recently Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) wrote a post SQL Server Standard Edition Sucks, And It’s All Your Fault. Needless to say, he isn’t happy with...
2013-08-01
11 reads
Building Flat File Connectors Dynamically For SSIS
Building Connectors Is Crap in SSIS – Updated What else can I say. I finally broke when I had to build a flat file connector with 258 columns that...
2013-07-24
8 reads
Moving Files with Open Source Software, cURL and winSCP
Open Source, ON WINDOWS!
I’m still stunned in this day and age that people pay obscene amounts of money on tools...
2013-07-23
1,818 reads
Moving Files with Open Source Software, cURL and winSCP
Open Source, ON WINDOWS! I’m still stunned in this day and age that people pay obscene amounts of money on tools that are easily replaced in most cases with...
2013-07-23
31 reads
Building Flat File Connectors Dynamically For SSIS
Building Connectors Is Crap in SSIS – Updated
What else can I say. I finally broke when I had to build a...
2013-07-10
1,938 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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