I’m dropping the book project
Update:
This book project got its second life. I am now collaborating with another author to bring this book to completion....
2013-02-16
931 reads
Marlon Ribunal - SQL, Code, Coffee, etc.
My Writing Toolkit for the book project
I’m in the middle of writing the first chapter of my book. I’m not just ready to announce the working...
2012-12-05
833 reads
Choose specific folders to sync with SkyDrive
Every time you run the SkyDrive Client on your device, a laptop in my case, all your files from the cloud are downloaded to...
2012-11-26
957 reads
I’m Thankful for 978-1-84968-508-5
There are things that I’m thankful for this year. Yes, I also got a lot of setbacks but that wouldn’t...
2012-11-22
692 reads
Tools of the Trade
I needed to upgrade my tools. It was not a matter of “want” but of “need”. It’s no longer enough to have just the bare...
2012-11-19
954 reads
SQL Server Express with complete SSMS
Developers will love this latest improvement, specially those that have SQL Server Express installed on their laptops or workstations but...
2012-11-15
1,275 reads
Agile way of acquiring SQL Server skills
You probably heard about 7 Days To OLAP by Simon Doubt. It’s Simon’s experiment on learning OLAP during his stay...
2012-11-10
1,593 reads
Attendant’s checklist to a SQL Saturday event
Weeks Before The Event
Check for conflict in Schedule
Family Activities (Y/N)Business Appointment (Y/N)Other Commitments (Y/N)Plan the Trip
Distance (calculate travel time)Budget $ (Gasoline,...
2012-09-15
699 reads
SQLskills joining Pluralsight is a good news for all
Many can boast that they were trained by Paul and Kimberly Randal at SQLskills. That company is so highly regarded...
2012-09-06
1,073 reads
Demonstration of a simple dashboard created with the Tableau Software
Like I said on Twitter, here’s the post about the dashboard I created using Tableau, a BI visualization software. I’ve...
2012-09-01
1,860 reads
Blogs
How to find free space in Azure PosgreSQL
I wanted to figure out how big (or approximately how big) my dump file...
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup
This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
Forums
Compare rows within the same table
I have a table. Structure in script below. I have to compare and see...
Microsoft Recommendations for Update Stats?
I have an application team that is insisting on daily (and for some, weekly)...
how can i tell if our db2 driver is ms or ibm or other?
i see this in the definition of a linked server on our wh sql...
Question of the Day
A Strange Result
What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers