Timothy A Wiseman

Timothy A Wiseman is a Database Administrator for SAIC with a focus on efficiency and readability of the database and its surrounding ecosystem. In addition to administering the core SQL Server system, he has experience working with Python and Microsoft Access in conjunction with SQL Server. He holds a Bachelor's of Science in Mathematics as well as an MCDBA and MCITP.

Interests: SQL Server, Python, Go, Mathematics, Legal Issues

SQLite and the Performance Implications of Indexes

by Timothy A Wiseman

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Indexes make an enormous difference in the read speed of a databases. I have previously mentioned that adding proper indexes...

2017-02-05

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MS Access – Store a Different Value than Displayed in a Combo Box

by Timothy A Wiseman

SQLWise

It is occasionally usefully to display a different values in an Access combo box than what is actually stored in...

2016-10-13

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Python Distributions

by Timothy A Wiseman

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Python Distributions Python is free and open source software. A programmer could download the executables for Python directly from the...

2016-07-01

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Pronouns in technical writing.

by Timothy A Wiseman

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When doing technical writing, or for that matter most forms of writing , we need to be able to refer to...

2016-02-17

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New Publications and a Video

by Timothy A Wiseman

SQLWise

The people at Webucator were kind enough to make a video based on my article on dealing with SQL Server...

2015-11-17

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Making Changes to Many Forms In Access

by Timothy A Wiseman

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Although generally I prefer to create custom interfaces for my databases using fully developed programming languages like Python or C#....

2015-07-03

486 reads

Keep it short

by Timothy A Wiseman

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I have been thinking about resumes a great deal lately. Since I recently passed the Bar Exam, I have been...

2015-06-14

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Dealing with SQL Server LOCK resource errors.

by Timothy A Wiseman

SQLWise

I was recently doing some testing that required a fairly large table. I created the test table, and set it...

2014-05-26

805 reads

Order of a Result Set in SQL

by Timothy A Wiseman

SQLWise

I have seen people build procedures that rely on a result set being returned in a certain order. This is...

2013-09-14

750 reads

SQL Server Three Valued Logic and Ansi Nulls

by Timothy A Wiseman

SQLWise

SQL Server uses a three valued logic with True, False, and Unknown. And, normally, SQL Server Nulls are not comparable....

2013-08-21

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Blogs

A New Word: on tenderhooks

on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...

Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses

By DataOnWheels

I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...

SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)

By Vinay Thakur

Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...

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Forums

how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable

hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...

Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)

SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...

Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE

Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...

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Question of the Day

String Similarity I

On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL')

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