Assume that the column and table names are...

Salary Survey

SQL Server Magazine has just published its annual salary survey.  I don’t really recall how they did it in past...

Assuming that all of the column and table...

Which of the following statements is true?

Get MAXimum functionality

SQL 2005 provides a the new max specifier to be used with varbinary, varchar and nvarchar data types. You can...

SQL Diagnostic Manager Review

SQL Diagnostic Manager from Idera is a great tool for troubleshooting issues with your SQL Server databases. Kathi Kellenberher puts this tool through it's paces and gives you some insight into how it fits in a busy SQL Server environment.

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It was busy at work after returning from PASS which means my work day continued for 2 or 3 hours after I got...

Something About Nothing: NULL

You wouldn’t think that “nothing” would cause so many problems. But seriously, understanding how to correctly use NULLs is a...

Using the sa account -- Just say "NO!"

Aunt Kathi knows many of you do things you know are wrong, like rolling through stop signs, littering, and using the sa...

Thoughts about the future

So far my posts have been non-technical musings about my life outside of work. I guess it is time to...