The Basic Security Model in SQL Server – Skill #3
This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...
2011-08-29
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Steve Jones
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2011-08-29
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On the Road Again – SQL Saturday #90
I’m leaving this morning for Oklahoma City for SQL Saturday #90. This is my first time traveling to Oklahoma City...
2011-08-26
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Create a Log Backup Schedule – #1 Skill You Need
This series of blog posts are related to my presentation, The Top Ten Skills You Need, which is scheduled for...
2011-08-25
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Keep Data Forever
Today Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with keeping data around a long time and a new archival medium.
2011-08-25
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Come Shake My Hand at PASS
Last year Andy Warren thought about trying to help first timer attendees at the PASS Summit with a little networking...
2011-08-24
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Pop Tarts and Hurricanes
Today Steve Jones talks about the relation between hurricanes and poptarts, and why you should be working on your T-SQL skills.
2011-08-24
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Computed Columns and CASE
I wrote about computed columns recently, but I didn’t realize that a logical expression could be used here, such as...
2011-08-23
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Help with testing Denali, SQL Server 11
Earlier this week, Dan Jones, one of the Microsoft employees on the SQL Server team, wrote a blog post asking...
2011-08-23
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The Talent Crunch
There seems to be no shortage of IT jobs in the US, and Steve Jones reminds us that the shortage is for talented workers, not just workers.
2011-08-23
478 reads
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
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Vectors in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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