Chris Yates

Chris Yates is a Database Administration Manager with over thirteen years of experience in the SQL industry. His experience includes design and implementation of both OLTP and OLAP solutions as well as assessment and implementation of SQL Server environments for best practices, performance, and high availability solutions accompanied by a strong development background. He enjoys helping others in the SQL Server community and does this by contributing on several SQL forums, creating “The SQL Professor”, and speaking at several SQL functions. His passion and focus is not only with technology but also helping others along their way and career path.

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SQL Prompt Tips–Using $surroundtext$ in a Snippet

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A user on the SQL Community Slack was asking about what the $surroundtext$ variable....

SQL Server Quickie #46 – SQL Server on Linux

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Today I have uploaded SQL Server Quickie #46 to YouTube. This time I’m talking...

Giving a Security Webinar this Wednesday

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If you haven’t already signed up, on November 29, 2023, at 11 AM Eastern...

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Slicing status based on conditions

By MrRobot

Hi, I have a table ShipperStatusHistory that tracks orders, Shipping status and relay points...

sp_dropserver - Bug/behavior change - Leaves transaction open after TRY...CATCH

By Ronzo

Verified on latest CU 10 for SQL 2022. Confirmed works correctly on SQL 2019...

broker error

By joey

Hello, I install a broker under sql server 2016 and I have a message...

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