Deciding to Submit to Conferences–#NewStarNovember
I wrote about getting started last week, with invitations from others. I think the first time I actually made my own submission was to the Indy Tech Fest in...
2022-11-08
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #156–Ready for Production
It’s a busy time for me, but it’s also T-SQL Tuesday blog party day. I’m rushing a bit as I forgot about this (thanks for the reminder, Deb) and...
2022-11-08
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Daily Coping 7 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to identify three things that give you hope for the future. The creativity and passion of youth The drive from many people who build software...
2022-11-07
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The SQL Server Central Casino Party #SeattleSummitMoments
Redgate started a new marketing thing and I like it. They’re asking for memories of attending the Summit in Seattle. I’ve been lucky enough to go to many of...
2022-11-07 (first published: 2022-10-25)
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What can you do with a SELECT statement without a FROM clause?
Some people have shower thoughts, I have 1am thoughts. In this case it was the only keyword required in a ... Continue reading
2022-11-07 (first published: 2022-10-25)
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Daily Coping 4 Nov 2022
Today’s coping tip is to plan a fun or exciting activity to look forward to. I almost shouldn’t do this much, since I’ve had a great year with plenty...
2022-11-04
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From Manual to DevOps at the Data Community Summit
This year the annual PASS Data Community Summit is hybrid, both in-person and virtual. It’s exciting to have this coming back and I look forward to seeing people in...
2022-11-04 (first published: 2022-10-21)
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Goal Progress for Oct 2022
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2022. Another month of busy stuff. Prepping for the Data Community...
2022-11-04
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Notes on SQLSaturday Orlando 2022
First, the numbers. We registered 240 people, had about 110 on site. That’s definitely better than last year and still quite a bit under what it was pre-Covid. I’ll...
2022-11-04 (first published: 2022-10-19)
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The Way0utwest Joker #SeattleSummitMoments
I work for Redgate, who has been a great sponsor of the Summit in the past and now is charged with stewarding the event into the future. This post...
2022-11-04
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers