Can You Dig It? – The Plan Cache
She can dig it!
D Sharon PruittIn this new series of posts, I plan to investigate the SQL Server plan...
2010-12-08
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StrateSQL
December PASSMN Meeting
Getting SQL Server for
Christmas! Happy holidays and seasons greetings!
True to fashion, the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) is...
2010-12-06
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SQLRally Call for Presenters
Go SQL! Go SQL! I haven’t blogged about it until now. If you weren’t aware, there’s a new conference in...
2010-12-06
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The Next 24 Hours of PASS
Calling for Presenters!PASS has announced the next 24 Hours of PASS and it will be on March 15 and 16. ...
2010-12-02
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Blog Round-up – What Are You Thankful For?
Last week I suggested to others that we institute a little idea theft and put together a few blog posts...
2010-11-29
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Do You Protect Your Passwords?
Protect Your Password! As a consultant, I am frequently receiving new passwords at clients and becoming aware of the password...
2010-11-26
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What Am I Thankful For
Earlier this week, I suggested that we share a message of thanks on our blogs. Since I suggested we put...
2010-11-26
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XQuery for the Non-Expert – Resources
Follow the rest of this series at the XQuery for the Non-Expert – X-Query Resources introduction post.
Talk to the Experts
Learning XQuery...
2010-11-24
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XQuery for the Non-Expert – Exist
Follow the rest of this series at the XQuery for the Non-Expert – X-Query Resources introduction post.
Talk to the Experts
In the...
2010-11-23
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Cry, Baby, Cry! Failing the MCM Test
Two things happened to me this morning. First, I woke up and took the written test for the SQL Server...
2010-11-22
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Blogs
A New Word: Semaphorism
By Steve Jones
semaphorism – n. a conversational hint that you have something personal to say on...
SQL Server Linux Container Images Got Smaller: Image Size and Startup Time Across Cumulative Updates
This week I was at PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle, and I attended...
Using AI to Build Semantic Models, Ontologies, and Fabric Data Agents
By James Serra
(This is the third post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
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Question of the Day
Adding Bits I
I have a table, dbo.bittest, where I am testing an application response. This has this structure:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[BitTest] ( [insertdate] [datetime] NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__BitTest__insertd__300F11AC] DEFAULT (getdate()), [a] [bit] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOMy application runs this code:
INSERT dbo.BitTest
(
insertdate,
a
)
VALUES
(DEFAULT, 'true')
GO
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