Why I Don't Like Microsoft Access
After seeing Brent Ozar's Top 10 Reasons Why Access Doesn't Rock, and seeing all the comments it generated, I figured...
2010-02-15
4,288 reads
Brian Kelley
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POTW Webcast with Kevin Kline
Today I'll be tagging along with Kevin Kline for the Quest Pain of the Week webcast. We'll be talking about...
2010-02-11
941 reads
Knowing how to use ATTRIB
ATTRIB is one of those commands back from the days of DOS which most folks don't even realize it's there....
2010-02-03
2,165 reads
Why You Should Volunteer for a Code Camp / SQL Saturday
This past weekend I was at the Columbia Code Camp, which was a rousing success with 6 tracks, a number...
2010-02-01
1,098 reads
Columbia Code Camp 2010
We're making a final push to let everyone know about the Columbia Code Camp 2010, which happens tomorrow, January 30....
2010-01-29
1,483 reads
Three Life-Changing Events
Paul Randal started a meme about three life changing events that brought him to where he is today. Brent Ozar...
2010-01-18
3,118 reads
Admitting When You're Wrong
As a father of two head-strong boys (inherited trait), I struggle with getting them to admit they are wrong when they...
2010-01-15
1,006 reads
Be Security Smart on Haiti Earthquake
Not surprisingly, there are already vultures looking to take advantage of the tragic earthquake in Haiti for their own financial...
2010-01-13
892 reads
The Right Attitude to be a Mentor
When I first reported to my duty assignment with the US Air Force, there were 3 sergeants in my shop....
2010-01-08
2,756 reads
Bad Default Database Leads to a Failed Login Attempt
Yesterday we had a user receiving the infamous failed login attempt error (no, that's not a valid IP):
Login failed for...
2010-01-07
1,712 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Foilsick
By Steve Jones
foilsick – adj. feeling ashamed after revealing a little too much of yourself to...
Accelerated Database Recovery for tempdb in SQL Server 2025
Accelerated database recovery was introduced in SQL Server 2019 and provides fast recovery, instantaneous...
Measuring What Matters: Operationalizing Data Trust for CDOs
By Chris Yates
Trust is the currency of the data economy. Without it, even the most advanced...
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Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
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count the number of NULLs in a row
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Deleting data in large table
I have a large table with 17M+ rows for our package record audits. I've...