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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 1

certificated

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 2

thin question authors

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 3

Today's Random Worm!

Fasciola hepatica

^{“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

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150468 More actions · Answer 4

Chris Morris-439714 (5/5/2010)
Today's Random Worm!

My anti-virus package prevented me from downloading your post.

My (unrelated) thought for the day:

Oracle is really quite expensive and not half as good as they think it is.

Paul White
All articles available on SQL.kiwi
@SQL_Kiwi

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150468 More actions · Answer 5

Chris Morris-439714 (5/5/2010)
Today's Random Worm!
Fasciola hepatica

Today's Random Ward

Paul White
All articles available on SQL.kiwi
@SQL_Kiwi

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 6

Paul White NZ (5/5/2010)
Chris Morris-439714 (5/5/2010)
Today's Random Worm!
My anti-virus package prevented me from downloading your post.

Fluke. Shouldn't have happened.

^{“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

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398916 More actions · Answer 7

Random Ward Park, Missouri[/url]

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 8

Paul White NZ (5/4/2010)
RBarryYoung (5/4/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/29/2010)
Think for yourself and question authority.
Think for authority and question yourself. 😀
Question authoritative thinking.

Authorize questioable thinking?

Tom

mbricker-600840 SSCertifiable Points: 5468 More actions · Answer 9

Tom.Thomson (5/5/2010)
Paul White NZ (5/4/2010)
RBarryYoung (5/4/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/29/2010)
Think for yourself and question authority.
Think for authority and question yourself. 😀
Question authoritative thinking.
Authorize questioable thinking?

Too late!! Our company already hired some consultants. --Then they hired a consultant to review the consultants.

Mike

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”...Robert McCloskey

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398916 More actions · Answer 10

mbricker-600840 (5/5/2010)
Tom.Thomson (5/5/2010)
Paul White NZ (5/4/2010)
RBarryYoung (5/4/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/29/2010)
Think for yourself and question authority.
Think for authority and question yourself. 😀
Question authoritative thinking.
Authorize questioable thinking?
Too late!! Our company already hired some consultants. --Then they hired a consultant to review the consultants.

Then everything is fixed. You have people that have all the answers and that management will listen to. It's a shame they still have to pay all you silly employees too.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

Author of:
SQL Server Execution Plans
SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 11

mbricker-600840 (5/5/2010)
Tom.Thomson (5/5/2010)
Paul White NZ (5/4/2010)
RBarryYoung (5/4/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/29/2010)
Think for yourself and question authority.
Think for authority and question yourself. 😀
Question authoritative thinking.
Authorize questioable thinking?
Too late!! Our company already hired some consultants. --Then they hired a consultant to review the consultants.

Why didn't they hire a reviewer?

^{“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

crookj SSChampion Points: 14075 More actions · Answer 12

crookj

SSChampion

Points: 14075

May 5, 2010 at 7:38 am

#1162428

WOTD - Audit

Joe

Daniel Bowlin SSC-Dedicated Points: 34566 More actions · Answer 13

Daniel Bowlin

SSC-Dedicated

Points: 34566

May 5, 2010 at 8:22 am

#1162481

Conference calls

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

Conference pears

^{“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

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 15

Conference Pairs

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
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