So Long Seattle and Thanks for all the Fish!
I’ve had some good times in the Seattle area. I’ve lived in the Seattle are since 1987 and graduated high...
2015-10-25
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Blog Posts
Counting Events
After reading through the articles about the pair_matching target (here) and the article on the histogram target (here), this one is...
2015-10-23
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Counting Events
This article will show how to implement an XEvent Session that employs the use of the event_counter target that is used for counting events. IN addition, you will be...
2015-10-23
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Data Warehouse Design Challenge: Relating a Temporal Fact Table to a Date Dimension
This past week I ran into an interesting challenge with a client. The data warehouse is capturing testing data for...
2015-10-23 (first published: 2015-10-19)
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First Day as DBA - Now What?
It's your first day at Corp of
America as DBA. The old DBA left. The sysadmins are managing the SQL Servers.
And...
2015-10-23 (first published: 2015-10-19)
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Improved #MinionBackup and #MinionReindex – new versions!
We released Minion Backup 1.1 and Minion Reindex 1.2 this week! We’ve got a some great new features, and a number of bug fixes....
2015-10-23
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PASS Summit 2015 Plans
I’m flying out Sunday morning on my usual direct flight from Orlando to Seattle. I like getting there a day...
2015-10-23
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SQL in the City Comes to Seattle in 3 Days
Last week I spoke at SQL in the City 2015 in London, and it was a great event. We had...
2015-10-23
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SQL in the City Comes to Seattle in 3 Days
Last week I spoke at SQL in the City 2015 in London, and it was a great event. We had...
2015-10-23
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SQL Server – Columnstore Index creation error: A columnstore index cannot be created on a SPARSE column
Hi friends, as we know that in SQL Server 2012 a new feature Columnstore index was introduced which made a...
2015-10-23
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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