Learn T-SQL in 5 Minutes
I will be giving a five minute Lightning Talk at SQLRally in May that aims to do the impossible: Teach...
2011-04-29
2,203 reads
Jen McCown
Drop the Noise
I’m reading Tim Ferriss’ “The Four Hour Work Week” (FHWW) right now, and it’s got me thinking about (among other...
2011-04-28
1,472 reads
Fail-Win Balance
It’s a busy week for me, and a slow one technically. But I know that you, Constant Reader, thirst for...
2011-04-20
528 reads
PASS Women in Technology
The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Women in Technology group first caught my attention at the PASS Summit in 2009...
2011-04-12
1,004 reads
For Your Friday Enrichment: Get Alifeatoll
I have made something for your pleasure and entertainment, and placed it on the MidnightDBA YouTube Channel. Please to enjoy...
2011-04-08
516 reads
Me Me Me, Event Event Event
Dear Readers,
Today’s blog shall be entirely stream-of-consciousness, which is to say, I don’t know exactly what I’m going to talk...
2011-04-07
817 reads
Meme Monday
Meme Monday story:
They’d never heard of indexes. Man, I was SUCH a rockstar!
-Jen McCown, MidnightDBA.com/Jen
2011-04-04
598 reads
Varying Results with Subquery, ORDER BY, MAXDOP
In the speaker rooms of SQL events everywhere, there is wondrous blog material to be had, free for the picking...
2011-04-04
1,187 reads
SQL Saturday 63 Dallas: EPICITY
SQL Saturday 63 Dallas. Will. Be. Epic.
Here are my proofs:
The Schedule. Note the gelato breaks. It is impossible to get...
2011-04-01
510 reads
Maaaaaagic Tables!!!
I had an interview earlier this week. An interview for a SQL developer position. It went fine. But. Question number X...
2011-03-30
4,648 reads
Blogs
New article – migrating from a named instance
By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
Cleaning Up My Blog's SEO and AEO with Claude in GitHub Copilot
I’ve been running this blog on Hugo for a long time, and like most...
Using the SIGN() Function: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written...
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RegEx Functions I
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RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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