October speaking schedule: Two Saturdays and a Summit
October is going to be a very busy month for me! Three conferences and a pre-con are on the agenda.
This...
2015-10-01
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The Data Files
Speaking at SQLSaturday Omaha
In just one week, I’ll be traveling west to Omaha to speak at SQLSaturday there. It’s been a while since...
2015-08-07
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Speaking at 24 Hours of PASS
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve been selected to present as part of the next 24 Hours of PASS! The...
2015-05-14
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Monitoring Your Backups [T-SQL Tuesday #66]
Cathrine Wilhelmsen (b|t) is hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, and the topic she chose is monitoring. All of us, whether...
2015-05-12
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SQL Server 2016 announced… and it’s gonna rock
In what spare time I’ve had this week, I’ve been watching the news coming out of Microsoft Ignite (formerly Tech...
2015-05-06
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Speaking at Iowa Code Camp on May 9
If you’re in the Iowa City area, come to Iowa Code Camp this weekend! They have a great lineup of speakers, covering...
2015-05-05
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Creating a Self-Contained Multi-Subnet Test Environment, Part II – Adding a Domain Controller
This is the second in a series of articles about creating a simulated environment for testing systems that cross subnets.
Part...
2015-04-29
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Creating a Self-Contained Multi-Subnet Test Environment, Part I – Networking
For a recent presentation on using availability groups for disaster recovery, I needed a test environment that contained multiple separate...
2015-04-21
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Teach Something New: PowerShell Providers [T-SQL Tuesday #065]
Mike Donnelly (b|t) invited the SQL New Blogger Challenge participants to join in this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, and I’m happy...
2015-04-14
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Documentation: Are You Ready?
Would your coworkers know how to handle your job if you weren’t there?
This question was top-of-mind for me last week...
2015-04-07
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Blogs
My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to...
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Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...