SQL Math: Whole Numbers, Real Numbers
It’s been a long time since grade school math, and for some the details have become kinda fuzzy. I’m no...
2011-03-28
1,867 reads
SQL Awesomesauce
An Analogy is like a Tree….
For years, I’ve been trying to express how everything ties into everything else. A big part of understanding any given...
2011-03-25
485 reads
Maaaaaagic Tables!!!
I had an interview earlier this week. An interview for a SQL developer position. It went fine. But. Question number X...
2011-03-24
2,373 reads
Not Cool Enough for Firefox
I’m pretty consistently behind the curve on most things. It took three years for me to get into The Office...
2011-03-22
874 reads
Filmed: DBAs@Midnight Episode 2.30
Friday night (as per usual) we filmed a new episode of our 2 1/2 year old webshow, DBAs@Midnight in front...
2011-03-19
842 reads
Women in Technology SQL Lunch!
Attend SQL Lunch...the power of my sweater compels you...
This week on Friday, March 17 we’re having a free panel talk,...
2011-03-17
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24 Hours of PASS Spring 2011 Code Sins
Here is all the things related to the most awesome Code Sins session I gave at 24 Hours of PASS Spring...
2011-03-15
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SQL University – Teach Your Children Well
“If you had a daughter, would you really encourage her to get into IT?” … “Yes, if she loved it.”
- My...
2011-03-10
967 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #016: Aggregates and Windowing Functions and Ranking! Yum!
Let’s get this out of the way right now: I am SO going to take advantage of this T-SQL Tuesday...
2011-03-08
889 reads
Women in Technology PPT Template
Well hey-howdy-hey (as we don’t say in Texas), it’s Women’s History Month! And by all accounts, it’s going to be a...
2011-03-04
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Blogs
How to Run Databases on Kubernetes: An 8-Step Guide
In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to run MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other stateful...
Episode 11 of Simple Talks: Oracle
By Steve Jones
The 11th episode is now live, recorded a few weeks ago at the PASS...
A New Word: Mornden
By Steve Jones
mornden – n. the self-container pajama universe shared by two people on a long...
Forums
What is the best index strategy for a table that gets truncated?
Hi everyone My SSIS package does a bulk insert of csv files into a...
Blob Storage automated downloads
Dipping my toes into the waters of Azure and of course before I get...
Announcing SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Running Steve's Code
Can you run this code in any of your SQL Server 2019 databases without error?
CREATE OR ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[StevesAmazingProc]
AS
SELECT Consumer_ID ,
Trend_Category ,
Bit_Trace
FROM NewWorldDB.dbo.MarketTrend;
GO See possible answers