It sure would be grand to have interesting interviews
Coincidentally, in a week of debate and thinking and writing on IT interviews and candidates, XKCD has gifted us with...
2013-11-22
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Blog Posts
Reblog: November 15 to November 21
I’ve always been a fan of the feeling when I find an old blog post that’s got just the information...
2013-11-22
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#SQLRelay 2013 R2 – Week 2
If you haven’t heard of SQL Relay and you live in the UK then shame on you. SQL Relay is...
2013-11-21
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Fill Factor and wasted space: Quick Tip
This is a little excessive, but here's a quick script to show you your fill factors per table that are...
2013-11-21
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JFK
“There is little value in ensuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And...
2013-11-21
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Learn About PCI Today
I’ll be presenting PCI for the SQL DBA today at 1 pm EST for the PASS Security Virtual Chapter. Depending...
2013-11-21
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Notes from SQLSaturday in Oregon Nov 16, 2013
I wanted to take time to thank our sponsors, speakers and volunteers for making #sqlsat265 a big success. Over 400...
2013-11-21
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Powershell in a Month – Day 3 – Commands
This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about Powerhsell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in a Month...
2013-11-21
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What Happens In Vegas…
…stays in Vegas, except when it comes to chocolate. After walking more than 1500 miles over the past 9 months,...
2013-11-21
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A pattern to do beginning of period calculations.
Beginning of period calculations are common things. Rolling month reports, queries to pull everything from last month etc require beginning...
2013-11-20
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Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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