SQL Server First Aid
If you take basic first aid, say a CPR course, you’ll learn a handy mnemonic for the primary assessment you...
2014-04-15
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Blog Posts
SQLServerCentral Editorial: Doing What It Takes To Get The Job Done
I wrote Doing What It Takes To Get The Job Done about a conversation with my nephew working late to...
2014-04-15
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Why a Boot Camp?
As a some of you may already know, I am now offering SQL Server boot camps with the first one...
2014-04-15
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Writing a Question Of The Day–More Notes
Today I wrote another question based on an error message. I included the error message in the question this time...
2014-04-15
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5 Years Running! OKCSQL!
I want to congratulate OKCSQL on a 5 year run.
I personally wasn't here for that whole duration, but we have leaders and...
2014-04-14
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Collation: Correction -> Instance
I had a recent run in with collation problems and it got me started reading about them. As I read...
2014-04-14
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Collation: Correction -> Instance
I had a recent run in with collation problems and it got me started reading about them. As I read...
2014-04-14
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It’s Not All About The Keys–Question Of The Day
My latest question is live today, called It’s Not All About The Keys. It’s a three pointer, if score matters...
2014-04-14
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #79
It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly link round-up. If you want to catch these links “live” (so exciting), follow...
2014-04-14
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Listing the SQL Server SysAdmins With PowerShell
A very short blog today just to pass on this little script.
I was required to list all of the SysAdmins...
2014-04-14
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Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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