My Kingdom for a Port
A Port, a Port! My Kingdom for a Port!!
One of the steps in setting up database mirroring is to assign...
2009-04-09
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Blog Posts
My Mini Identity Protection
Last week, on April Fool’s Day, I woke up to find quite a few birthday congratulations in my email. I...
2009-04-09
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NULL is not = to anything
One of the fun facts about SQL Server and the relation model is the
whole concept of three valued logic. Now...
2009-04-09
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PASS Summit 2009 Call For Speakers Extended - And Why
Please consider this a not quite official announcement, look for that on the sqlpass.org site today or tomorrow.
You may have...
2009-04-09
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Prius Repair Update
We decided to let the pros replace the seat belts and do the other repairs and file a claim on...
2009-04-09
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Animation in Presentations
I've never been a fan of animation in Powerpoint presentations, and as a result almost never use them in my...
2009-04-08
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Annoying Your Best Customers
Why haven't I updated the build list for SQL Server 2008 with SP1? Read on...
Today I got a press release...
2009-04-08
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PASS Call for Speakers Deadline Extended
If you have been procrastinating about submitting a speaking abstract for the 2009 PASS Community Summit, you have been given...
2009-04-08
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 Released
Hi everyone!
Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 has been released and now is available for download here
Some details:
- Slipstream...
2009-04-08
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It's a .NET World!
Next week I'll be giving presentations in Charleston and in Florence here in South Carolina.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - Pee Dee...
2009-04-07
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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