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Did You Really Name That Default?

Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to avoid having SQL Server name them for you. I closed with the following statement:

SQL Server...

2026-04-17 (first published: )

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Presenting Twice in May 2026

I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person twice in May 2026. With summer vacations coming up, this is a perfect time of...

2026-03-30

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T-SQL Tuesday #193 - Notes to Self

T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each month. This month, Mike Walsh
(blog) asks us:

Write two short notes to yourself. One to the...

2025-12-29 (first published: )

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Finding Data Friends

I’ve been enjoying Ben Weissmann (Blog | LinkedIn) & Jess Pomfret’s (Blog | LinkedIn ) weekly program Finding Data Friends for a couple years now, getting to know (by...

2025-10-27

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Why Database AI Agents need Layers?

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Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...

Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199

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This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...

T-SQL Tuesday #199: Back to the on-prem

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It’s the second tuesday of the month, which means T-SQL Tuesday time! This month’s...

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Question of the Day

Converting Money

Does this run successfully on a SQL Server 2022, US English default installation?

DECLARE @YenAmount MONEY;
SET @YenAmount = ¥1500; 

SELECT @YenAmount AS RawValue;

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