SQL Saturday 125 OKC
This weekend I traveled three hours north to Oklahoma City to participate in SQL Saturday 125, the second annual event...
2012-08-27
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday 125 OKC
This weekend I traveled three hours north to Oklahoma City to participate in SQL Saturday 125, the second annual event...
2012-08-27
397 reads
The Embarcadero – SQL in the City San Francisco
I love San Francisco. It was one of the cities that I thought I might live in someday. My kids...
2012-08-27
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When Can You Be Considered As A Senior DBA
As a DBA, when can you consider yourself as a senior DBA?
If you read online posts, you will find most...
2012-08-27
3,453 reads
Auto Tweets from SQLSaturday
I was chatting with PASS community pollinator Karla Landrum recently and she asked me my thoughts on the auto tweets...
2012-08-25
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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
1,304 reads
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
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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
1,145 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
651 reads
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
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...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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