What Does The PASS Community Mean To You?
In less than 72 hours I'll be in Charlotte with over 3,000 of my closest SQL Server friends for the...
2013-10-11
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Blog Posts
Coast to Coast with SQL Saturday
Last month I blogged about the SQL Crazy train making a whistle stop in Providence Rhode Island. A couple of...
2013-10-10
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Coast to Coast with SQL Saturday
Last month I blogged about the SQL Crazy train making a whistle stop in Providence Rhode Island. A couple of weeks prior to that, you may have read this...
2013-10-10
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One Down
Yesterday was our first 2013 SQL in the City event in Pasadena, CA. I was excited and nervous, with 3...
2013-10-10
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PASS Summit 2013
The PASS Summit 2013 is almost here! Check out all the great sessions and speakers. I feel very fortunate to be able to speak...
2013-10-10
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SQL Server Analysis Services Activity Viewer 2012 1.1 Stable Released
This morning I am happy to announce the release of a stable version of SSAS Activity Viewer 2012. The build number is 1.1.0.0. The new features have been highlighted...
2013-10-10
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Use TOP instead of SET ROWCOUNT
Both TOP and SET ROWCOUNT are both valid methods of limiting the result sets from a query. They are however...
2013-10-10 (first published: 2013-10-07)
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Checking Backup/Restore progress
Every now and then we all need to perform backup or restore, for large databases when we need to perform...
2013-10-09
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How to Limit IO Requests with SQL Server 2014 Resource Governor
Resource Governor was introduced in SQL Server 2008 in order to allow us have better control over our system resource...
2013-10-09
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Leveraging LinkedIn to Contribute to the DBA Community & Attract Opportunities with Internationally-Oriented Organisations
LinkedIn has matured over the past decade and I can
sincerely say it is well worth the time setting up your...
2013-10-09
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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