Digging deeper into SQL Server
I’m nowhere near where I needed to be. I am not digging enough. I’m not learning enough. Learning opportunities are...
2012-08-25
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Blog Posts
Various Links-August 25, 2012
Great story about a client who didn’t under the different between Skype and Sharepoint – while doing a Sharepoint initiative! It’s...
2012-08-25
731 reads
We Need Our Community Leaders to Share Their Views
My friend Jack Corbett returned to blogging recently and one of his comments was not wanting to be the guy...
2012-08-25
1,144 reads
Book Review: Troubleshooting SQL Server A Guide for the Accidental DBA
Over the past few years, Adam and I have won several books at the local MadPASS chapter meetings. I’ve intended...
2012-08-24
2,154 reads
Government and Transparency
I ran across this report that talks about the effectiveness of transparency requirements put in place around the Recovery Act...
2012-08-24
650 reads
Mentoring
I’m putting my money where my mouth is, with respect to my last blog post. I am officially a mentor...
2012-08-24
637 reads
Paying it Forward
My company has recently put forth an effort to hire fresh college graduates and interns. I think this is a...
2012-08-24 (first published: 2012-08-22)
1,728 reads
Resources for Those Dealing with Security Patches
It's been a while since I was in the day-to-day business of security patches. However, I still keep up with...
2012-08-24 (first published: 2012-08-21)
2,575 reads
T-SQL: Performance of SQL Agent Duration Calculations
In my article published yesterday on using Powershell for SQL Durations (Working with SQL Agent Durations), I proposed using a...
2012-08-24
1,613 reads
Amazing Margaritas in Austin – SQL in the City US Tour
The last time I was in Austin was last year, for a weekend trip with my wife to see Stevie...
2012-08-23
1,478 reads
Blogs
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...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
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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