PASS Elections 2013
Yesterday the slate of candidates for the PASS Board of Directors was announced. Seven candidates for three open positions this...
2013-09-24
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SQLAndy
Finding The Active Sharepoint Databases
This was a task from last week. There was a server where we wanted to make some adjustments to security...
2013-09-23
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Notes from SQLSaturday #232 in Orlando
Our seventh annual SQLSaturday here in Orlando went well. To the casual observer it might appear to happen without effort,...
2013-09-16
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My 2013 PASS Suggestion Tsunami List
Back in August I posted about an approach that Aaron Nelson and I thought of to try to get more...
2013-09-09
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Log Backup Failing–A Simple Mistake
Last week I was checking on some stuff and noticed that a couple databases were in simple mode – unusual, but...
2013-09-05
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Skills I Used Last Week
Ever thought about what your average week looks like? What are the real core skills your environment uses every day...
2013-09-09 (first published: 2013-09-03)
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Building a Better Litter Box
First, I know as I write this that my friend Kevin will be emailing me later today that I’ve jumped...
2013-08-30
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Notes From The August 2012 OPASS Meeting
Luis Figueroa did a nice job presenting on Master Data Management. It’s nice to see the tools evolving, though I’ll...
2013-08-23
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Need Recommendations on Being a Better Listener
This past weekend I’ve been reading The Zen of Listening by Rebecca Shafir, part of my ongoing efforts to be...
2013-08-19
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Interview Candidates for Skills, Aptitude, Maybe Both
Over the years I’ve been primary a skills interviewer. In theory I know what skills are needed and in theory...
2013-08-20 (first published: 2013-08-15)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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