Setting up my new workstation with some Chocolatey goodness.
As you might be aware I started a new job last week. Which means a new workstation and installing lots ... Continue reading
2022-11-11
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2022 Query Performance Tuning
If you’re interested in getting a digital copy, my brand spanking new book is now available here. It’s in the intro, but let me tell you a little bit...
2022-11-11
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Attending and presenting at conferences
I have attended and presented at a ton of conferences over the years (see the entire list at Presentations | James Serra’s Blog). If you are looking to learn...
2022-11-10
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Daily Coping 10 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to respond to a difficult situation in a different way. There are plenty of difficult situations I find myself in, some of which create lots...
2022-11-10
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Thursday is #sqlkilt Day
At the PASS Data Community Summit, Thursday is the day when the Women in Technology (WIT) luncheon takes place. This is an event I’ve come to enjoy as I...
2022-11-10
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Webinar: Enhancing Your ETL Pipelines with Custom Data Cleansing and Matching
At Tuesday the 13th of December, I give a webinar about Unison, a self-service online data quality tool of Melissa Data. This is a 30-minute webinar, sponsored by Melissa...
2022-11-10
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Daily Coping 9 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to make time for a friend and have a coffee, meal, or just spend time. It’s been a busy few months for me. Since Sept...
2022-11-09
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SQL Server Registered Servers
Query multiple SQL Server instances at one time! Thanks for watching! Kevin3NF Follow @Dallas_DBAs
The post SQL Server Registered Servers appeared first on DallasDBAs.com.
2022-11-09 (first published: 2022-10-28)
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The Reason We Use Only One Git Repo For All Environments of an Azure Data Factory Solution
I’ve seen a few people start Azure Data Factory (ADF) projects assuming that we would have one source control repo per environment, meaning that you would attach a Git...
2022-11-09 (first published: 2022-10-31)
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Daily Coping 8 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to set a goal that brings a sense of purpose for the coming month. For me, I’m going away from primary work to secondary work....
2022-11-08
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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