Hope to See You at SQL Connections in Las Vegas
SQL Server Magazine Connections, which is part of the larger DevConnections conference, will be held November 10-13 in Las Vegas,...
2008-11-07
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Blog Posts
How Much Are You Worth in the Marketplace as a DBA?
Compared to many other IT professionals, DBAs, on average, make more money. To find out, let's check and find out.
According...
2008-11-07
3,026 reads
Of Mice and Men
In addition to the reading list I'm still struggling to finish, I've always got other books partially started. Maybe that's...
2008-11-07
685 reads
SQL Quiz - Mistakes You've Made?
Jason Massie called me out for a new SQL Quiz that was the diabolical idea of Chris Shaw.The gist is...
2008-11-07
1,379 reads
What Does It Mean to be An Exceptional DBA?
I feel that, ultimately, an Exception DBA is defined by his or her actions, so place yourself in the shoes...
2008-11-07
475 reads
Blog Likes and Dislikes
Today I'll see how many bloggers I can interest/irritate by discussing a quick list of what I think works and doesn't...
2008-11-06
408 reads
Old and Wise
I'm not sure that I'm wise, but I do feel old quite often. I noticed that after my talk at...
2008-11-06
449 reads
BootStrap - Why Did I Write This?
I attended the Business of Software a couple months ago and really enjoyed the conference. I wrote a series of...
2008-11-05
306 reads
DevTeach to be Held in Montreal December 1-5
DevTeach is offering 136 sessions, including 36 on SQL Server, 17 on Agile Development, 17 on Software Architecture, and 57...
2008-11-05
381 reads
MSSQLTips: How to setup and use a SQL Server alias
I've written my first tip for MSSQLTips.com:
How to setup and use a SQL Server alias
It's a pretty simple thing to...
2008-11-05
890 reads
Blogs
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to...
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Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...