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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...

2026-04-08 (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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Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption

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Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...

Why your data still can’t answer a simple question 

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Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....

T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference

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I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...

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Question of the Day

Identities and Sequences IV

When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?

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