Andy Warren

I started my SQL journey here at SQLServerCentral as one of the founders, helping to build a place to share and learn that continues to thrive under the editorial guidance of my friend Steve Jones. I've done a lot of volunteer work over the years ranging from our local SQL group (oPASS, SQLOrlando) to serving on the Board of Directors of PASS to designing and building the framework of SQLSaturday (which has gone on to produce more than 1000 locally managed events since we started in 2007). These days I manage a DBA team, but over the years I've been a trainer, consultant, contractor, and DBA. I'm rarely present on social media, the best way to contact me is here, LinkedIn, or via email.

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Vacation Notes

I wrote this over the course of 10 days, so it’s a bit rambling, but maybe you’ll find a good...

2012-06-20

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On Break

I’m at Orlando International as I write this, about to fly to Parsippany for meetings today and tomorrow, then back...

2012-06-06

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The Rules of Gibbs

It’s been interesting to watch the characters evolve on NCIS over the years, something that can only happen with time...

2012-05-29

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Unsubscribing

One of the things I’ve been doing lately is pruning (again) the number of newsletter type emails I get. Some...

2012-05-28

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The Done Stamp

I’m fond of replying with “done” when a task is complete, no need for anything more elaborate. I’ve been experimenting...

2012-05-25

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The Max PK Length

If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?

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