Scaring a Database Near you
Something I have a hard time by-passing is a good R2 unit. I have R2 units in so many different...
2013-10-31
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Blog Posts
Scaring a Database Near you
Something I have a hard time by-passing is a good R2 unit. I have R2 units in so many different forms, including a standing R2 cake one year for...
2013-10-31
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SQL Server Data Tools for SQL Server 2014 CTP2 now available
From Microsoft, SSDT is now available for SQL Server 2014:
We’d like to announce the availability of SSDT that supports SQL...
2013-10-31
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SSIS Pivot on bad data
The pivot transform in SSIS is already a pain to use. When you have bad data it makes it even...
2013-10-31 (first published: 2013-10-28)
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Tales from the Query Processor: II
Hello Dear Reader! Today is Halloween, October 31st. My Daughter turns a big 15 today! Happy Birthday Ches!!!!!
To celebrate two...
2013-10-31
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To DBA or Not to DBA…
In my day to day operations I have the opportunity to work with people in various capacities in regards to...
2013-10-31
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To DBA or Not to DBA…
In my day to day operations I have the opportunity to work with people in various capacities in regards to data. Sometimes it is in the capacity of a...
2013-10-31
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First take on PowerPivot
What is PowerPivot for Excel? PowerPivot brings the power of Data Modelling into your PC. Traditionally, the DataWarehouse is built...
2013-10-30
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I’m Attending SQLSaturday #248 in Tampa on Nov 9, 2013
I’ll be heading back to Tampa on November 9, 2013 for the BI Edition of SQLSaturday. I’ll be presenting PCI...
2013-10-30
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Interview With Rick Bolesta of the PASS Board of Directors
Rick Bolesta and Neil Buchwalter of CA technologies are leaving the Board at the end of 2013. CA and Microsoft...
2013-10-30
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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