Power BI first impressions
I have been using Power BI the past few weeks (see my video of all the features) after I was invited...
2013-11-12
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Blog Posts
Prevent creating stored procedures with RECOMPILE hint – Policy Based Management is your friend !
I got motivated to write this post as there was a question on twitter which was like -
The user was...
2013-11-12
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The Cloud Is Scary – #TSQL2sDay #49
It’s T-SQL Tuesday time! I haven’t contributed in a while, so I really wanted to participate this time. The topic...
2013-11-12
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T-SQL Tuesday – Cloud Atlas – #TSQL2sDay
This month, Jorge Segarra (Blog | @SQLChicken) is running T-SQL Tuesday on the cloud. T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blogging event where a number...
2013-11-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #48 – Cloud Atlas
T-SQL Tuesday is a recurring blog party, that is started by Adam Machanic (Blog | @AdamMachanic). Each month a blog will...
2013-11-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #48–Cloud Atlas
I never saw the movie, though it’s on my list to watch sometime. I love the Wachowski’s as directors.
This month...
2013-11-12
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T-SQL Tuesday: Head in the Clouds
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by yours truly. Our topic this month is simply the Cloud. If you work in IT there’s approximately zero chance that you’ve managed...
2013-11-12
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T-SQL Tuesday: Head in the Clouds
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by yours truly. Our topic this month is simply the Cloud. If you work in IT there’s approximately zero chance that you’ve managed...
2013-11-12
8 reads
T-SQL Tuesday: Head in the Clouds
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by yours truly. Our topic this month is simply the Cloud. If you work...
2013-11-12
931 reads
A better way to find missing indexes
I recently attended SQL Saturday #255 and specifically the performance tuning pre-con put on by Grant Fritchey. It was a...
2013-11-11
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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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