What’s next: Job search burnout
I was given 4.5 months notice this past June and was fortunate to find a new job. I blogged about ... Continue reading
2022-12-06
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Kenneth Fisher
What is production grade code? : T-SQL Tuesday #156
It’s that time of the month again! It’s T-SQL Tuesday and this month Tom Zika (blog|twitter) is hosting. Tom would ... Continue reading
2022-11-23 (first published: 2022-11-08)
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SQL Homework – July 2022 – Getting ready for the next time you have to look for a job.
Back in July I suggested that you get your resume up to date. It’s something I’d wish I’d kept up ... Continue reading
2022-11-14 (first published: 2022-11-01)
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Setting up my new workstation with some Chocolatey goodness.
As you might be aware I started a new job last week. Which means a new workstation and installing lots ... Continue reading
2022-11-11
177 reads
What can you do with a SELECT statement without a FROM clause?
Some people have shower thoughts, I have 1am thoughts. In this case it was the only keyword required in a ... Continue reading
2022-11-07 (first published: 2022-10-25)
658 reads
What’s next: New beginnings!
I’m both excited and frankly relieved to say that I’ve found a new position. Starting Wed Nov 2nd I’ll be ... Continue reading
2022-10-28
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Comments in your generated code : T-SQL Tuesday #155
The ever amazing Steve Jones (blog|twitter) is our host this month. And in case you didn’t know he also is ... Continue reading
2022-10-24 (first published: 2022-10-11)
303 reads
What you can do is based on more than your direct permissions.
What you have access to is not just what you have direct permissions to. The other day I needed to ... Continue reading
2022-10-19 (first published: 2022-10-06)
247 reads
Viewing errors with extended events
A little while back I came across this post: Identifying failed queries with extended events. It has a script to ... Continue reading
2022-10-10 (first published: 2022-09-27)
332 reads
SQL Homework – October 2022 – Replication part 2
In August we started taking a look at replication. We learned some of the terms used, and set up a ... Continue reading
2022-10-04
18 reads
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