Choosing the right professional
I’m writing this blog post from my bed, you may think that’s a little too much information there is a...
2012-01-11
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Richard Douglas
2011 – The dissection
Blimey, doesn’t seem like a year since I wrote my last end of year review End of year review 2010...
2012-01-01
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Why I blog #Meme15
I’d seen various #meme tweets on twitter but it wasn’t until I saw this blog by John Sansom (Blog|Twitter) that...
2011-12-15
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T-SQL Tuesday #025 – How to view the size of all your databases – #TSQL2sDay
It’s that time of the month again, no not time, T-SQL time! If you have not heard of T-SQL Tuesday...
2011-12-13
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Speaking Engagements
It only seems like a couple of weeks ago since I wrote a post about new years resolutions which you...
2011-11-15
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Writing queries without data
Sometimes it’s not possible to have the data you need in order to create the most efficient queries possible. This...
2011-11-15
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Top 5 Third Party Quotes
Unless you’ve worked in a vacuum the likelyhood is that you either are a third company or you have many...
2011-11-09
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SQLRelay: The Final Sprint
The UK SQL community has never had so many events in such a short space of time. Last week there...
2011-10-06
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SQLRelay: The Third Leg
Feedback from the second leg of SQLRelay was very positive indeed. The attendees from my Maidenhead group were very impressed...
2011-10-05
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Blogs
Learning Database Design and Power BI Performance
I spend my days working on and managing SQL Server instances—working days at least,...
Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
Want to learn SQL and get some real practice this December? Check out the...
Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
By Steve Jones
A new feature added to Redgate Monitor Enterprise automatically. CIS compliance is something many...
Forums
sqlbackups through veeam not updating msdb tables
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Testing whether TRY_CONVERT is losing precision
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need help with assigning a value to a variable
Hi I am trying to assign the value of the variable using the output...
Question of the Day
The Reindeer Count
How many reindeer does Santa have pulling his sleigh? (according to the famous song) Hint, the answers are not base 10.
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