The 9th Day of SQL: Things Aren't as Simple as They Seem
The 12 days of SQL
Brent Ozar (blog | twitter) had an idea: a group of people should blog about writing which...
2010-12-21
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Kendra Little
Select * from dbo.FAIL: invalid metadata in views and user defined functions
This week a question on the Twitter #sqlhelp hash tag reminded me of a detail of SQL Server that I...
2010-12-16
1,132 reads
Introduction to Partitioning: Resources!
This past Saturday I presented my shiny new Introduction to SQL Server Partitioning session at SQL Saturday 61.
There were two...
2010-12-07
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TSQL Tuesday #11: Messages and the Clammy Seduction of the Print Statement
Note: Updated 10/28 based on conversation in the comments, and 12/10 with Denali info.
TSQL Tuesday #11: Misconceptions in SQL Server
This...
2010-10-12
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Automation: Granting Read Perms for Developers
Yeah, you heard me.
Do you like to read?
“But Kendra, why would we want to grant developers read permissions? And why...
2010-08-16
941 reads
Learning that Presenting is Worth Doing (T-SQL Tuesday #008: Gettin’ Schooled)
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic is hosted by Robert Davis and the topic is “How do you learn? How do you teach?...
2010-07-13
1,340 reads
Error Configuring DataCollector: A collection set cannot start without a schedule
Data Collection, Puppy Style
Update: Based on Bill Ramos’ comment below and a note on Twitter (thanks!!) I have added some...
2010-06-26
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Change Data Capture vs Change Tracking
Make sure to check out the comments on this one!
A short conversation on Twitter Monday night reminded me of this...
2010-06-23
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Security Changes and SQL...
Expanding into Print
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Expanding into Print
Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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