Convert UK Postcode to Latitude/Longitude/Northing/Easting using SQL CLR
Just a quick post this time. I had a requirement to convert a small number of UK based postcodes to...
2014-09-25
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Blog Posts
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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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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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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