SQL in the City 2014 – Two countries in two weeks
I have had a fairly busy travel schedule the last few years. While I don’t love sitting on airplanes and...
2014-10-09
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Blog Posts
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2014-10-09
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Common Table Expressions (CTE)
Common Table Expresseion (CTE)
A common table expression (CTE) is a derived table that is defined and only stored for the...
2014-10-08 (first published: 2014-10-03)
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Fill Factor vs Page Splits – Measure It..!!
I have been trying to solve the puzzle of “How to evaluate my current Fill Factor setting?”, and there have...
2014-10-08
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Learning About Journalism
One of my current projects is PASSWatch. Right now it’s mostly aggregation which I think has value, but I hope...
2014-10-08
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Notes on SQLSaturday Admin Tools
Introduction
One of the items I’ve had on my todo list for a while is to write up notes on the...
2014-10-08
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October 2014 Las Vegas UG Meeting
The Las Vegas User Group is happy to announce our monthly meeting. The meeting is available for in person and webinar style. The start time is 6:30 PM Pacific...
2014-10-08
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October 2014 Las Vegas UG Meeting
The Las Vegas User Group is happy to announce our monthly meeting. The meeting is available for in person and...
2014-10-08
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Optimizing Power BI Q&A with Synonyms and Phrasing using Cloud Modeling
If you’ve have used or even just seen a demo of Power BI Q&A you’ve likely seen there’s great potential...
2014-10-08 (first published: 2014-10-01)
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Required reading before upgrading SQL Server.
I was watching a great presentation by Brent Ozar(b/t) on why to move to SQL 2014 and in the Q...
2014-10-08
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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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