Patching Master Data Services
I recently installed my first deployment of Master Data Services (MDS). I installed the SQL Server 2014 (Enterprise Edition) MDS...
2015-04-13
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Blog Posts
Database Compatibility Level 101
Each SQL Server database has a setting called Compatibility Level that determines how T-SQL commands are interpreted and what features...
2015-04-12
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SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Sessions on the Microsoft Virtual Academy
It was a great honor to be asked to join my associates from SolidQ at the Microsoft Virtual Academy Studios...
2015-04-12
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SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Sessions on the Microsoft Virtual Academy
It was a great honor to be asked to join my associates from SolidQ at the Microsoft Virtual Academy Studios...
2015-04-12
173 reads
A full day with me, SSIS, and Edgar Allan Poe
When I think about Baltimore, I think about Edgar Allan Poe. Baltimore was Poe’s one-time home, and in fact there...
2015-04-10
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Big Data Hackathon in Microsoft Canada: Power Map will find your way!
Big Data, what a term! Some people instantly think of a huge sometimes cumbersome volume of information, others define it...
2015-04-10
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2015-04-10
1,115 reads
I Am Grateful For
I decided in January that I would write regularly about people that I’m grateful for. Now it’s April. Oops.
The concepts...
2015-04-10
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In-Memory OLTP: Part 1 – Introduction
In-Memory OLTP is getting a lot of (rightly deserved imho) hype at the moment. But what does it entail exactly?...
2015-04-10 (first published: 2015-04-06)
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On PowerShell
I use PowerShell a lot and I write about using it to solve problems quite frequently. The fact that I...
2015-04-10
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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