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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 1

BLOB_EATER (9/29/2016)
so....I will be doing a presentation in front of 40 people soon, I was wondering if the vets here have any advice? Practice in front of a mirror? smile? Humour? No humour?
Yeah this is kind of new to me 🙂

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 2

BWFC (9/29/2016)
[ModenAnswer]
A column found on one of our tables. I absolutely promise we are not responsible for any cold calls received by members of the Thread.

So what's the question? @=)

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 3

Oh, what a fun day this is turning out to be. (Check out the attachment)

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 4

WayneS (9/30/2016)
Oh, what a fun day this is turning out to be. (Check out the attachment)

ACK!!!! And of course this happens on Friday instead of Monday. Here is hoping you get this sorted out...just finding the cause in that could be a nightmare.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 5

WayneS (9/30/2016)
Oh, what a fun day this is turning out to be. (Check out the attachment)

Whaaaaaa???

How many sessions involved there?

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (9/30/2016)
WayneS (9/30/2016)
Oh, what a fun day this is turning out to be. (Check out the attachment)
Whaaaaaa???
How many sessions involved there?

66 sessions

This appears to be related to an auto-update stats kicking off.

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

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For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 7

WayneS (9/30/2016)
GilaMonster (9/30/2016)
WayneS (9/30/2016)
Oh, what a fun day this is turning out to be. (Check out the attachment)
Whaaaaaa???
How many sessions involved there?
666 sessions
This appears to be related to an auto-update stats kicking off.

had to fix the typo

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 8

SQLRNNR (9/30/2016)
WayneS (9/30/2016)
GilaMonster (9/30/2016)
WayneS (9/30/2016)
Oh, what a fun day this is turning out to be. (Check out the attachment)
Whaaaaaa???
How many sessions involved there?
666 sessions
This appears to be related to an auto-update stats kicking off.
had to fix the typo

ROFL

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

BLOB EATER SSChampion Points: 14609 More actions · Answer 9

Into my 19th hour for the weekend shift decided to google (Gone off bing) well know SQL Server people and found this (attached).... Im scared.

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182911 More actions · Answer 10

BLOB_EATER (10/2/2016)
Into my 19th hour for the weekend shift decided to google (Gone off bing) well know SQL Server people and found this (attached).... Im scared.

Don't be scared of him, he's quite harmless:-D

😎

Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64790 More actions · Answer 11

Eirikur Eiriksson (10/2/2016)
BLOB_EATER (10/2/2016)
Into my 19th hour for the weekend shift decided to google (Gone off bing) well know SQL Server people and found this (attached).... Im scared.
Don't be scared of him, he's quite harmless:-D
😎

In my experience that mostly depends on how you have set up your backup routines

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Neil Burton SSC-Insane Points: 22999 More actions · Answer 12

Brandie Tarvin (9/30/2016)
BWFC (9/29/2016)
[ModenAnswer]
A column found on one of our tables. I absolutely promise we are not responsible for any cold calls received by members of the Thread.
So what's the question? @=)

It's a table of phone call outcomes. I suspect it's supposed to be ModemAnswer rather than any form of in-depth, insightful SQL Server related material. The pork chops flung for a misdirected late night call might be entertaining though .

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 13

BLOB_EATER (9/30/2016)
I'm super pumped at the moment 1 of my tutorials on Azure DWH will be moving over to the Microsoft website-wiki. :w00t:

Gosh, nice job Blobby!

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 14

BLOB_EATER (9/30/2016)
Thanks to those that have given me advice! this is a great forum.

So you and Mrs Blobby are talking to each other again? 😀

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

BLOB EATER SSChampion Points: 14609 More actions · Answer 15

ChrisM@Work (10/3/2016)
BLOB_EATER (9/30/2016)
Thanks to those that have given me advice! this is a great forum.
So you and Mrs Blobby are talking to each other again? 😀

HAHA. that is actually her nick-name you know!