New SQL Blogging Challenge
I recently came across Tim Ford’s (B|T) challenge to the technical blogging community. The challenge is to write one introductory...
2016-01-19
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The SQL Professor
Reflections and Looking Forward
Time is slowly ticking toward 0:00 on the clock. As I look around I couldn’t help but reflect back on...
2015-12-22
495 reads
Why Should Data Professionals Automate?
Take a minute and look around you. Automation is all around you; whether you see it or not processes are...
2015-11-30 (first published: 2015-11-24)
1,507 reads
HADR Virtual Chapter Involvement
I am always looking for ways to get involved within the PASS community. One such way that has become available...
2015-11-17
476 reads
Community Involvement–Why Wait?
Everyone has a story; some stories are similar while some stories are vastly different. People always make the statement that...
2015-11-12
622 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #72 Invitation – Data Modeling Gone Wrong
T-SQL Tuesday is here again. I’ve had good intentions the past few times this event has come around and even...
2015-11-13 (first published: 2015-11-10)
1,975 reads
PASS Summit Recap and Experience
The day finally came and I was fortunate, no I was blessed to be a part of the PASS Summit...
2015-11-04
535 reads
PASS Summit Key Note Day 2 – Recap
As I sit here in an offshoot of the convention center, I started reflecting back to this morning’s keynote for...
2015-10-29
859 reads
Live Blog – Pass Summit Key Note – Day 1
Security as been invested more in SQL Server 2016 than any other.
Protecting your data at rest and in motion with...
2015-10-28
418 reads
Live Blog – Pass Summit Key Note – Day 1
Security as been invested more in SQL Server 2016 than any other.
Protecting your data at rest and in motion with...
2015-10-28
322 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
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...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Security Changes and SQL...
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
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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