Built My Presentation, Now What?
Over the course of several years, I have given many technical and non-technical presentations. It is fun for me to...
2017-06-07
436 reads
The SQL Professor
QA, Utility Databases, and Job Executions
Sometimes we, as data professionals, have to think outside the box. I know, crazy idea right? Each shop and situation...
2017-04-26
425 reads
Can a Data Professional Be Organized?
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” While this quote is true...
2017-05-05 (first published: 2017-04-25)
1,419 reads
SQL Doc by RedGate
I recently was on a call where a technical unit indicated they did not receive any form of documentation around...
2017-04-24 (first published: 2017-04-19)
1,295 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #89 Invitation – The times they are a-changing
This month’s topic by Koen Verbeeck (B|T) is based around times that are a changing. To break it down somewhat...
2017-04-11
343 reads
Don’t Duck On Responsibilities
Being a data professional you assume a certain amount of responsibility. It often requires having the right attitude and an...
2017-04-17 (first published: 2017-04-10)
1,379 reads
Are You Wasting Energy?
Often times we as leaders within our respective shops tend to waste our time focusing on the wrong things. Think...
2017-04-06
367 reads
Is There A Threat Inside?
If you’ve been involved in technology for any length of time you are aware of outside threats to your network...
2017-04-05
358 reads
How I Became A…SQL Server Data Professional
Last night I saw a tweet from Matt Gordon (b|t); the topic caught my eye – “How I Became A…SQL Server...
2017-04-04
385 reads
What Is SQL Saturday?
I was recently approached and asked, “What is SQL Saturday? I actually get asked that question more times than not...
2017-04-03
375 reads
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)...