Backup & Restore Script with a Move
Ok, I’ll admit it. I like scripts that are handy and do things. Especially if the scripts make my life...
2018-03-01 (first published: 2018-02-16)
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Blog Posts
Database Superhero Adventures, March 2018 Edition
I had two SQL Saturdays this month SQLSaturday Cleveland (which was very cold) and SQLSaturday Tampa (which had very nice...
2018-03-01
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Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 3: Inverse Probability and Bayes Factors
By Steve Bolton
…………In the last segment of this series of amateur self-tutorials, we discussed how to code various ways of...
2018-03-01
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Offline installation of SQL Server 2017 on Linux
SQL Server is now compatible with different Linux distributions, and there is a lot of excitement about it.
How ever one of the main questions when ever you say SQL...
2018-03-01
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PASS Summit 2018 – Call for Speakers
It is that time again. PASS has opened the Call for Speakers. I have submitted for the past 10 years, and have been selected the past 7 years. This...
2018-03-01
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Speaking at the 2018 Techno Security and Digital Forensics Conference
One of my favorite conferences is held in Myrtle Beach, SC, in June. It’s a security and digital forensics conference which...
2018-03-01
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TDE and backup compression – still not working?
Until SQL 2016 if you used TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) you couldn’t use backup compression.
In 2016 Microsoft changed this, but...
2018-03-01 (first published: 2018-02-16)
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What do recruitment agents do for contractors?
WIN at IT contracting: A FREE guide showing YOU How to get the most out of Recruitment Agent Relationships
Are you...
2018-03-01
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A day in the life of a Sr DBA/Dev
If you are a Sr DBA or developer you have probably had some variation of this conversation at multiple points...
2018-02-28
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A gotcha when switching partitions
When working with partitioning the SWITCH operation has to be my favourite. The ability to move a large amount of...
2018-02-28
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Blogs
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
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Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers