SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Released
Some of my clients and I have been waiting on this for a little while – SQL Server 2008 Service Pack...
2010-09-30
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StrateSQL
PASS Summit Schedule
Earlier this week, PASS opened up the Schedule Builder for the those that are registered for the PASS Summit. You...
2010-09-30
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To Be There Or Not To Be There
Are you ready for Seattle? Have you registered for the PASS Summit? Hopefully with some good reasons you will be...
2010-09-28
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Index Black Ops Part 4 – Index Overhead and Maintenance
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in...
2010-09-27
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Is It that Time Again?
Yes, it is. As I mentioned a few months back, it is important to pay attention to when Microsoft releases...
2010-09-23
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Index Black Ops Part 3 – Index Usage
Last week, I mentioned in my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information...
2010-09-22
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September PASSMN Meeting Tonight
As I’ve mentioned a couple times already our PASSMN meeting tonight will be in a new location. This is a ...
2010-09-21
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SQL Saturday 50 (#sqlsat50) – A Tale
This past weekend I went to SQL Saturday 50 – this is a day long SQL training event that is put...
2010-09-21
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Share Your Experiences at #SQLSAT58
Ever thought about sharing your experiences with SQL Server to more than just your immediate peers and colleagues? Up here...
2010-09-20
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September PASSMN Meeting This Week
Enjoying the fall here in Minnesota? The leafs are changing a bit and temp has been dropping. Has that left...
2010-09-20
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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