MS Lightswitch – Interesting?
MS just announced this publicly last week, it’s a Visual Studio product that seems to be geared towards the not-quite-developer...
2010-08-10
354 reads
SQLAndy
Volunteering Equals Karma, Not Cash
One of the things I think we don’t do well sometimes – in generally – is set fair expectations with regards to...
2010-08-09
655 reads
Reminder to Vote for the SQLRally Logo
Kendal Van Dyke blogged about it last week here, we ended up with 3 great designs to pick from for...
2010-08-09
332 reads
Tiny Homes
Over the course of my life I’ve lived in a few different places; small home, apartment, pup tent, large tent,...
2010-08-06
534 reads
Notes on Mentoring
Being a good mentor is hard, perhaps harder than being a parent, because with children it’s fair to share with...
2010-08-05
388 reads
More Notes from SQLSaturday #40
In addition to being at at #40 as an attendee, I also had Don Gabor there to take a look...
2010-08-04
329 reads
Registration Open for SW Fla Code Camp on September 25, 2010
John Dunagan and team are once again leading their annual Code Camp on September 25, 2010 in Estero, FL (think...
2010-08-03
273 reads
Notes on SQLSaturday #40
Had a reasonably uneventful four drive to Miramar Friday, arriving in time to check in at the hotel and then...
2010-08-03
523 reads
PASS Update #40 (Elections)
Last week I made it through the first screening of candidates for this years Board of Directors election. Seven of...
2010-08-02
353 reads
Schedule Announced for SQLSaturday #49 in Orlando
Our schedule for this year has 47 one hour sessions plus another 6 “mini” fifteen minute presentations, plus a separate...
2010-07-30
1,372 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers