Four Big Things PASS Could Do Next Year
Here’s my wish list:
Fix the membership problem. One voter, one vote. That’s what we want. The current hack of requiring...
2014-09-25
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Blog Posts
Installing SQL Server 2014 Language Reference Help from disk
Some weeks ago I had to wipe my machine and reinstall everything from scratch, SQL Server included.
For some reason that I...
2014-09-25
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Presto Chango
About six months ago, I wrote a post reviewing a book titled The Phoenix Project. In that post, I compared...
2014-09-25
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SQL Server 2014 Cardinality Estimator
SQL Server 2014 Cardinality Estimator
The SQL Server 2014 cardinality estimator has been improved to increase the quality of SQL Server query...
2014-09-25
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SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 47
Notes:
We sent out a final you haven’t paid for lunch reminder on Wed, asked for a reply if they were...
2014-09-25
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Taking control of the ‘sa’ account for SQL Server 2012
As a DBA, it is perfectly normal to forget your password from time to time. No need to hold your breath...
2014-09-25
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The BaCON Debacle, or Who’s Mike?
Who is Mike in the business intelligence/analytics world?
Is it Mike White? If it is, he’s the guy I call for...
2014-09-25
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Why Have a Nom Com?
I don’t want to get too deeply involved in the complaints and struggles of PASS, but I also want to...
2014-09-25
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#PASSVOTE 2014
Hello Dear Reader! The PASS Board of Director elections are upon us again. We have 3 spots open and 4...
2014-09-24
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Changing configuration settings with sp_configure
I was recently asked where to go in Configuration Manager to change the settings for xp_cmdshell. It was then that...
2014-09-24 (first published: 2014-09-22)
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Blogs
The end of an era – why I chose not to renew my MVP
By DataOnWheels
Two years ago, two things happened within a few days of each other. I...
PowerShell Strikes Back: A New Script
By gbargsley
This is it. The final chapter of PowerShell Strikes Back. Over the past four...
Claude Desktop
By Arun Sirpal
Claude is more than a chat window. The desktop experience includes structured workspaces, generated...
Forums
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ephemeral Model: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Unraveling the Mysteries of the...
QUOTENAME Behavior
Comments posted to this topic are about the item QUOTENAME Behavior
Running script without having permission to Function
Good Morning. I have a T-SQL Script which has been developed to execute a...
Question of the Day
QUOTENAME Behavior
I use QUOTENAME() like this in code?
DECLARE @s VARCHAR(20) = 'Steve Jones' SELECT QUOTENAME(@s, '>')What is returned? See possible answers