First Time Speaker
So this week was another first for me, I finally bit the bullet and gave a talk at the Leeds...
2013-07-25
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Blog Posts
SQL – Query to find data,log,Total Size and other Useful information of all databases – SQL 2000/2005/2008/R2
I’ve encountered a situation where I need to find out the database file,log file, total size and other useful information...
2013-07-25
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SQL Server : Understanding Bulk Change Map (BCM) Page and Bulk Logged Recovery Model
In the last post , we have discussed about the Differential Change Map pages and how it is utilized in the differential backup process.In this post, let us try to...
2013-07-25
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TechEd Europe 2013 videos online
Microsoft has posted ALL the session videos for TechEd Europe 2013 and they are available for free! Some great videos...
2013-07-25
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Tonight: NYC UG Presents: Replication vs. Always-On with Meir Dudai
TODAY, JULY 25: the NYC SQL Server User Group is honored to have a visiting SQL Server MVP all the...
2013-07-25
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Why You Need a Data Warehouse
Introduction
You likely have heard about data warehousing, but are unsure exactly what it is and if your company needs one....
2013-07-25 (first published: 2013-07-18)
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24 Hours of Education
You absolutely need to learn more. I need to learn more (lots more). We all should be constantly learning more...
2013-07-24
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70-457 Reviewer #06, Configuring and Managing Database in SQL Server 2012
DBAs are most responsible for configuring and managing of database infrastructure, database file locations, database encryption which do not have...
2013-07-24
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Building Flat File Connectors Dynamically For SSIS
Building Connectors Is Crap in SSIS – Updated What else can I say. I finally broke when I had to build a flat file connector with 258 columns that...
2013-07-24
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DBCC CHECKDB … Terminated Abnormally Due to Error State 6
I recently encountered a DBCC CHECKDB failure with a fairly non-specific failure message. The error message said it terminated abnormally...
2013-07-24
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Blogs
Accept the no and move on
By Brian Kelley
Here is a short emotional intelligence (EI) post for today, courtesy of Seth Godin....
Don’t Fight with AI
By Steve Jones
I was recently trying to handle a simple task with a few AI tools...
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Forums
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
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Escaping Strings
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Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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