Webcasts this week – wc 20131118
I’ve been a bit lapse in posting what I am up to recently. For example, I completely missed blogging about...
2013-11-19
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Blog Posts
Windows Azure Views
It’s kind of fun to see Azure development artifacts on display. I’ve posted about them before, a couple of times....
2013-11-19
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Automated Permissions Auditing With Powershell and T-SQL: Part 4
Previously, on REAL-SQL-Guy…
We were introduced to two SQL queries to obtain database login permissions, one for SQL Server 2000, one...
2013-11-18
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Connection options in SSMS
When connecting to a SQL Server instance in SSMS there are a fair number of options. Most DBAs I know...
2013-11-18
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Fill Factor, Why Do You Taunt Me? Part 2
So Friday we were discussing the idea of an idea. I think... or an idea of an idea's idea. What...
2013-11-18
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For the Aspiring DBA
Getting started as a data professional is an incredibly daunting task. If you’re not concerned that you’re going to mess...
2013-11-18 (first published: 2013-11-11)
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I’m speaking at SQL Server Saturday #233 – Washington DC!
It’s that time of the year again when SQL Saturday makes its way back to the Washington DC Area. Here...
2013-11-18
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #58
Monday morning and it’s time for weekly round-up. If you follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet...
2013-11-18
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MDX+SSRS #33 – Retrieve manager’s key and fully-qualified member name
A co-worker recently worked on a SSRS report and wanted to use a specific manager’s team for testing. The Manager...
2013-11-18 (first published: 2013-11-08)
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Power Pivot Synonyms
A little gem was included with the latest Office 365 update. After downloading and installing this update you will now find...
2013-11-18
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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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