And that is 2013
I’ve been blogging for a couple of years now and although I’ve never been a prolific blogger (and never will!),...
2013-12-23
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Blog Posts
Being a Better IT Pro – Grammar
In my IT career, one of the things I have found that sets me apart is my ability to write....
2013-12-23
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Can Your Database Survive A Bus? Final Training Giveaway!: Day 11
This is the final training give away for a free month of Pluralsight! A comment on this post gets your...
2013-12-23
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Google IQ Test
Friday (Dec 20, 2013) the Google Doodle was a crossword puzzle. I was curious so I clicked and yes, it...
2013-12-23
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Power Query load settings
One point of confusion I see with Power Query is some people believe Power Query adheres to the Excel limit...
2013-12-23
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Quick SQL Prompt Tip – SSF
I love SQL Prompt, and think it’s a great productivity tool. Even before I worked at Red Gate, I love...
2013-12-23
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SQL Server – Calculating elapsed time from DATETIME
Elapsed time can be calculated from DATETIME field by extracting number of hours/minutes and seconds. You can use below query...
2013-12-23
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SQL Server – Calculating elapsed time from DATETIME
Elapsed time can be calculated from DATETIME field by extracting number of hours/minutes and seconds. You can use below query...
2013-12-23
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SQL Server Pro Community Choice Awards
I’m a bit late posting this, but it’s worth a couple minutes to check out the Community Choice awards, might...
2013-12-23
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SSMS Shortcuts and more
I went and voted for #tribalawards and when I was finished they offer you links to 6 different free PDFs....
2013-12-23
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Blogs
Keeping Redshift System Table History Past 7 Days with S3 Tables
Redshift keeps its SYS_* monitoring views for seven days in cluster, which is fine...
Updating the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
I was updating my session for the Data API Builder (DAB) recently, mostly to...
T-SQL Tuesday #202 Invitation: That One SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget
I am excited to host T-SQL Tuesday for the first time. I want to...
Forums
Practical Ways to Approach SQL Server Problems and Case Studies
Working with SQL Server can involve more than just writing queries. Understanding database design,...
Measuring Productivity
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server using DuckDB and Python
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Question of the Day
Tracking All the Queries
I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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