Reblog: July 11 to July 17
Photo credit – Mike Lynch
A good cure to a creepy doll is a good old post that is still useful. In...
2014-07-18
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Blog Posts
SQL Speakers–Will You Accept The Chapter Challenge?
Most SQLSaturday’s do ok when it comes to finding speakers, the results of an incredible speaker mailing list and a...
2014-07-18 (first published: 2014-07-16)
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SQLSaturday Orlando–A Message From Last Year Revisited
I was doing some work on the marketing for SQLSaturday Orlando and looked back at the messages we sent last...
2014-07-18
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SSC Editorial: What Is the Hardest Feature to Learn About SQL Server?
I wrote What Is the Hardest Feature to Learn About SQL Server? not really knowing what answer to expect. So...
2014-07-18
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Execution Plan Details
I wouldn’t say it’s common knowledge that you should look at execution plans when tuning queries, but it’s not exactly...
2014-07-17 (first published: 2014-07-15)
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Goodbye Microsoft, Hello New Adventure
About two months ago, after 2.5 years, I left Microsoft.
Microsoft is an amazing place to work for. It’s conformable, balanced,...
2014-07-17
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Goodbye Microsoft, Hello New Adventure
About two months ago, after two and a half years, I left Microsoft.
Microsoft is an amazing place to work for. It’s...
2014-07-17
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How to Check SQL Server Installation Date Time ?
You need to run the following query and it will give you the date of your SQL Server Installation. SELECT @@SERVERNAME SERVERNAME, CREATE_DATE ‘INSTALALTIONDATE’ FROM SYS.SERVER_PRINCIPALS WHERE SID =...
2014-07-17
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How to Check SQL Server Installation Date Time ?
You need to run the following query and it will give you the date of your SQL Server Installation.
SELECT @@SERVERNAME...
2014-07-17
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Modeling the Agile Data Warehouse with Data Vault – Review
A few months ago I followed an introductory course about the data vault modeling technique for data warehouses at a...
2014-07-17
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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
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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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