Merry Christmas
Yesterday was the last working day before Christmas at GRE Towers. We’ve got today off. So this is just a...
2016-12-23
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Blog Posts
Presentations for SQL Server Beginners
Tired from all those blog postsFor my final blog post in the #gettingstarted, #iwanttohelp series, I decided to curate a...
2016-12-23 (first published: 2016-12-05)
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SQL Saturday Returns to Rochester!
The Rochester, NY chapter of PASS is holding our 6th annual SQL Saturday on April 29th, 2017! As always, RIT is hosting our event on campus.
SQL Saturday is a free day of training centered...
2016-12-23
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Survey: Skipping the Holidays?
For a little pre-holiday fun, I’ve got a simple scenario to present to you, and I am interested in your...
2016-12-23
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What Agent Job is Running – Back to Basics
It is quite common to be required to investigate performance issues on the server. With this, it is occasionally necessary to be able to interpret an obfuscated job name....
2016-12-23
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What is Constraints in TSQL?
Constraints let you define the way the Database Engine automatically enforces the integrity of a database. Constraints define rules regarding the...
2016-12-23
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Actual Chats: RIGHT OUTER joins in the wild
Colleague:
I think I just encountered my first Right join
*shocked* Me:
huh. weird.
a rare Right Join has appeared!Colleague:
catch it!Me:
You use ON. It's...
2016-12-22 (first published: 2016-12-06)
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Database Backups – Back to Basics
In this article, we will explore database backups. More specifically, how do you truly know if you have a successful backup? Here's a hint: it has to deal with...
2016-12-22
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Database Backups – Back to Basics
Remember When…
Back in late December of 2015, a challenge of sorts was issued by Tim Ford (twitter) to write a...
2016-12-22
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Quick Command Shells–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2016-12-22
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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Identities and Sequences III
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Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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