Tampa IT Pro Camp Coming on September 22,2012
The Tampa IT Pro Camp will be held September 22 at New Horizons in Tampa (different location than last time)....
2012-07-25
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SQLAndy
Fortune Cookie Marketing
I took a break from work today to look in on an informal event a friend was hosting at his...
2012-07-25
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Should We Customize the SQLSaturday Hashtag on Twitter?
The question was posed on Twitter recently (or perhaps more along the lines of “why can’t we”), suggesting that our...
2012-07-23
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Presentations That Exceed The Allotted Time
Back in February I did a presentation for MagicPASS that ran long, maybe 30 minutes over the time allotted. It...
2012-07-20
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Stacia Misner and Kevin Kline Doing All Day Sessions for SQLSaturday #151
If there is anything better than a SQLSaturday it’s a SQLSaturday with a choice of great pre-con speakers. This year...
2012-07-19
703 reads
Notes from the July 2012 MagicPASS Meeting
Quick notes from the MagicPASS meeting:
Kendal Van Dyke still the king when it comes to explaining what’s going on with...
2012-07-19
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The Mentoring Experiment–New Call for Mentees
With both Steve Jones and I done with our summer break, we’re ready to continue with several experiments we’ve been...
2012-07-23 (first published: 2012-07-19)
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Should Apps Use a Dedicated Port?
Most applications connect on whatever the default port is, typically 1433 for SQL, though it’s common to change that to...
2012-07-24 (first published: 2012-07-18)
1,972 reads
Attending SQLSaturday #164 in Cleveland
I’ll be back on the road again in August, heading up to Cleveland for SQLSaturday #164. It’s my first time...
2012-07-17
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I’ll Be Presenting at the PASS Summit 2012
I’m a little late posting this, but I had two sessions accepted out of four I submitted. I’ll be doing...
2012-07-16
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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
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...
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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