Three Years late, Was It Worth The Wait? Windows 7, Vista Promises Delivered.
Having been married to Microsoft for most of my professional career doesn’t mean I drink the Kool-Aid.
I have had...
2009-06-16
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Blog Posts
Tips on Getting Hired – Part 2
Yesterday I posted Part 1 containing five ideas for those looking for work. Today I’m going to focus on what...
2009-06-16
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Better Know A SSIS Transform – The Pivot Transform
This is part 1 of my 29 part series called Better Know A SSIS Transform. Hopefully you will find the...
2009-06-15
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Notes on SQLSaturday #12 in Portland
I didn’t attend, but wanted to get this written down somewhere!
I’m just catching up on email, Ken Starnes said all...
2009-06-15
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PASS Summit 2009 - PowerShell and Performance
Over the weekend I received the great news that I've been selected to present a new session, Gather SQL Server...
2009-06-15
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Pensacola Results
A week ago I spoke at the Pensacola SQLSaturday event to about 30 people. A few drifted in late, so...
2009-06-15
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See You In Seattle For PASS 2009!
Last Friday I got the official notice that I've been selected to present a community session at the 2009 PASS...
2009-06-15
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Tips on Getting Hired – Part 1
I was recently asked for advice about seeking a job, a request we all get from time to time. In...
2009-06-15
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Update on PASS Selection
I received my notification from the PASS Program Committee on Friday evening,
and found out that I will not be...
2009-06-15
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What I Learned at PASS
There’s a contest going on at PASS looking for answers to “Best Thing I Learned at PASS”. I don’t want...
2009-06-15
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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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