oPASS June 2015: Using BI Power tools to visualize your SQL Infrastructure with Rodney Landrum
The next oPASS meeting is tomorrow night (June 25, 2015):
DBAs do not always have time to work with some of...
2015-06-24
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SQLAndy
Seeking Full Day Seminars For The Friday Before SQLSaturday Orlando 2015
We’re planning to run one or two (or maybe even three) seminars (aka pre-cons) in conjunction with SQLSaturday Orlando 2015....
2015-06-24
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Use 100% Fill Factor on Insert Only Tables
SQL Server has the concept of fill factor for leaving extra space in pages to reduce the number of page...
2015-06-24
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SSC Editorial: Sweat Files and Practice Projects
Published last week on SQLServerCentral, Sweat Files and Practice Projects is about the need/lack of packaged projects that a newbie...
2015-06-23
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Notes from the June 17, 2015 MagicPASS Meeting
Notes:
Kendal has been doing an exam push focused on 70-461. A couple passed so far, a couple more tried and...
2015-06-18
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Presenting at the Space Coast SQL Group on August 13, 2015
I’m heading to the coast on August 13, 2015 to talk about database corruption, SQLSaturday Orlando, and the possibility of...
2015-06-17
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Presenting at the Jacksonville SQL Group on September 16, 2015
I’ll be driving up to speak to the Jacksonville SQL group on September 16, 2015 on database corruption. Meeting starts...
2015-06-17
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Publicizing Mistakes
I was reading Our Journey to Cloud Cadence, Lessons Learned at Microsoft Developer Division and saw this bit on transparency:
“No incident is...
2015-06-16
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Working With Sponsors
Apologies for the poor photo, the example was trampled a bit on the journey home! This past weekend at SQLSaturday...
2015-06-15
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Marketing Materials for PASS Chapters
I brought this back with me from SQLSaturday South Florida. It’s postcard sized and laminated, and information dense in a...
2015-06-15
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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
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...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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