More Notes From The PASSWatch Project And Thoughts on Transparency
It’s been just over two months since I wrote the first post for PASSWatch. I’m trying hard to keep PASSWatch...
2014-12-02
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SQLAndy
SQLFamily.Org
Back in March 2013 I wrote We Need A Place For SQLFamily News after the death of the spouse of...
2014-12-01
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SQLSaturday Austin
I was pleased to get the email yesterday confirming that I was selected to speak at SQLSaturday #362 on January...
2014-11-21
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Thoughts On A State of the Chapter Statement (and Doing More)
This is a follow up to a thought I voiced on Twitter last week – the value of a once a...
2014-11-18
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Thoughts on Speakers and Topics for PASS Chapters
After wrapping up my part of SQLSaturday Orlando this year I’ve been thinking on what if anything we might do...
2014-11-17
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Thoughts On Raising Funds and Spending Funds for PASS Chapters
Based on limited but practical experience I believe chapters typically work hardest to find speakers and sponsors, the latter being...
2014-11-13
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Super Early Bird Registration for the Networking Dinner at the 2015 PASS Summit
Looking for a reason to show up at the 2015 PASS Summit on Monday, or just want something fun to...
2014-11-12
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Thoughts on the 2014 PASS Summit From A Non-Attendee
I missed the Summit this year, but tried to follow along remotely via Twitter, PASSTV, and the blog posts I...
2014-11-07
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Questions for the Board Q&A
Each year for the past few years the PASS Board of Directors has conducted a Q&A session with members at...
2014-11-06
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I Won’t Be At the PASS Summit This Year
Due to a minor health issue I’ve decided to – for once – be conservative and cancel the trip this year. I’ve...
2014-10-31
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Blogs
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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