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  • RE: Bit of a "Newbie" question. Compare and join databases.

    Lowell (3/14/2016)


    I haven't downloaded it or tested it yet, but $18 dollars is inexpensive in my book; I've spent that much on a decent dinner. ...

    I've spent more than that...

  • RE: Copy some data from one table to another

    aaron.reese (3/9/2016)


    I would just like to add, that if you are inserting data into a table that is owned and manged by the software vendor without going through their application...

  • RE: QOTD Truncating Identity

    I should have included the original Identity(1,1) statement, mea culpa. I think John Mitchell's analysis is correct, I found it quite odd in my limited testing and thought it...

  • RE: The Slack Integration

    Ars Technica has an article on Slack[/url] today. When Steve published this editorial, I had no idea what Slack was, and no interest in it as I am a...

  • RE: Reasonable Timeframes

    EdVassie (3/8/2016)


    ... Back then I lived in shoebox in middle of motorway. Dad whipped us awake at 5am so we could lick road clean wi' bare tongue. Times...

  • RE: Reasonable Timeframes

    A previous gig of mine was with a city municipality. When I started, they had an older IBM mainframe. At our weekly meetings, the guy in charge of...

  • RE: The Data Driven Event

    I saw the announcement of SQL Server on Linux yesterday on Ars Technica[/url]. Should be quite interesting. When they get the developers edition out I'll definitely download a...

  • RE: The Tally Table

    Jeff Moden wrote a couple of articles in 2012 on generating test data using tally table techniques, but not an actual tally table.

    Generating Test Data: Part 1 - Generating Random...

  • RE: Extracting Select data from SQL to Access

    I've worked with Access since the 1.0 edition, and I would not recommend trying to cram 10 gig of data in to it. I've never tried, it's possible others...

  • RE: The Tally Table

    To each, according to their needs. The only time that I've used a tally table was a project where I had to calculate performance based on the ticket --...

  • RE: Free eBook today: SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell V3 Cookbook

    Rats, I missed it. I would have liked this one, but I went ahead and got the SSRS book on offer today. I'm happy they offer their books,...

  • RE: Open is Not Necessarily More Secure

    Routers are very problematic because not all of the code is in firmware, some is in ROM which means not all of it can be patched. This also exemplifies...

  • RE: SQL backup best practices

    We use a term called the accidental DBA, where someone is thrust in to managing a server who has limited prior experience. Your background in DB2 will help. ...

  • RE: The Dangers of Algorithms

    Gary Varga (3/1/2016)


    Wayne West (3/1/2016)


    ...how many people use Linux because they can audit the code and make modifications? Not a lot...

    More choose Linux because they could audit the code...

  • RE: The Dangers of Algorithms

    So many companies are going to fight tooth and claw to prevent their algorithms from being disclosed as they are trade secrets. And our lives are affected by this....

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