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Most of us know that spending a lot of time on social media and surfing the web isn't good for us, but we still do it. Why? Because it...
2025-01-17 (first published: 2025-01-07)
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Most of us know that spending a lot of time on social media and surfing the web isn't good for us, but we still do it. Why? Because it...
2025-01-17 (first published: 2025-01-07)
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I picked up Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss, a former FBI negotiator. Given what I do, I realized that...
2025-01-10 (first published: 2025-01-01)
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As you begin the new year, if you don't already have time set aside each week for self-development, plan it. Don't just "make time," but actually set up the...
2025-01-02
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I have found that non-functional requirements (NFRs) can be hard to define for a given solution. I’ve seen teams struggle with NFRs. However, to ensure I’m speaking the same...
2025-01-01 (first published: 2024-05-08)
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Microsoft Fabric is the new data offering in Microsoft Azure and there is a great deal of interest in it. How do you get started? Where are the tutorials?
2024-12-23 (first published: 2024-04-29)
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I'm listening to Effortless by Greg McKeon (link to author's page) through Audible.com. He points out that often times, a quest for perfection means we don't move forward. We...
2024-11-22 (first published: 2024-11-12)
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Tomorrow, November 19, 2024, at 1 PM EST, I'm giving a webcast on SQL Server Disaster Recovery. It'll cover all the typical methods built-in to SQL Server, with a...
2024-11-18
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It tells us to take the time to master the foundational basics of whatever technology we're working with. If we have mastered the basics in the past, it behooves...
2024-11-13
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If you are an introvert like me, events like the PASS Summit can call forth your social anxiety. I know this past week, I definitely felt it, even though...
2024-11-11
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Let’s start with the keynote. The biggest take away was how having to support multiple data platforms is growing and becoming the norm. This has been my experience and...
2024-11-08
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By Steve Jones
One of the language changes in SQL Server 2025 that I’ve seen a lot...
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as...
By Chris Yates
I get asked a lot about why or how I began working with databases...
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What happens when I run this on SQL Server 2022 in the AdventureWorks2022 database?
SELECT OBJECT_DEFINITION (OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.uspGetBillofMaterials')) AS [Object Definition]; GOSee possible answers