What Are You Waiting For?
I know what I am waiting for. I know exactly what every SQL Server instance in my care is waiting...
2011-05-16
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John Sansom
Stop Asking and Start Making Decisions Today
Ever have one of those days where no matter how hard you try you just can’t seem to make any...
2011-04-25
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7 Essential Habits of Successful DBAs
There are many different paths you can travel on the journey to success. There is no precise route that everyone...
2011-04-18
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SQLBits 8 – That’s a Wrap
This weekend saw the 8th SQLBits conference take place amidst glorious British sunshine by the sea in Brighton.
For those unable...
2011-04-10
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The DBAs Guide to Expectation Management
Your customers expectations are their primary measure of your success. How well are you managing them?
You’re reading The DBAs Guide...
2011-04-04
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Taking It To The Next Level
Have you set the bar high enough to ensure your success?
You’re reading Taking It To The Next Level, day 5 of 5...
2011-03-31
1,424 reads
The DBAs Guide to Expectation Management
Your customers expectations are their primary measure of your success. How well are you managing them?
You’re reading The DBAs Guide...
2011-03-30
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How To Really Listen
One of the most undervalued skills that an individual can possess is the ability to listen. Are you really hearing...
2011-03-29
1,632 reads
Think Like a Customer
This is the most important and essential first step for a DBA on the journey to providing outstanding customer service....
2011-03-28
851 reads
5 Days to Outstanding DBA Customer Service
Outstanding Customer Service in 5 days
Your success as a Data Professional is directly dependant to the quality of service you...
2011-03-27
660 reads
Blogs
Stop Using Pandas for Aggregations — Try DuckDB Instead
If you've ever loaded a 2 GB CSV into pandas just to run a...
Understanding Fabric Ontology
By James Serra
What problem is Fabric Ontology trying to solve? For years, most data conversations have...
QUOTENAME Basics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Recently I ran across some code that used a lot of QUOTENAME() calls. A...
Forums
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployment Level 3 – Rehearsing Changesets Across Environments
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Question of the Day
QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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