DELETE TOP x rows with an ORDER BY
This was an interesting question that I was asked yesterday and something that I’d never really thought of before. Can you delete the top x number of rows based...
2022-09-30 (first published: 2022-09-15)
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Blog Posts
The Redgate 100
The Redgate 100 is a list of 100 people that are influential in the database world in a number of categories.I made the list in a few places, which...
2022-09-30 (first published: 2022-09-09)
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Daily Coping 29 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is to avoid saying “I should” and make time to do nothing, or do something fun. I’m writing this ahead of time, and I am doing...
2022-09-29
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Why You Need Presentation Skills
And no, the answer is not because you want to be a Microsoft MVP. Multiple surveys have been published over the decades that list “fear of public speaking” as...
2022-09-29
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Daily Coping 28 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is let go of other people’s expectations of you. I think in general I’m not too concerned about what other people think of me, or expect...
2022-09-28
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Power BI Desktop overwrites Authentication Settings in Similar Connections
Yesterday I was facing an annoying issue. I have two Power BI datasets. Both connect to the same Azure SQL database, but with different SQL users (they have both...
2022-09-28 (first published: 2022-09-13)
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What’s next 4th time
It’s now been about two and a half months since I was given notice and decided to blog about my ... Continue reading
2022-09-28 (first published: 2022-09-08)
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Daily Coping 27 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is take your time. Make space to just breathe and be still. An easy one today. I’m relaxing in Venice with my wife, and likely no...
2022-09-27
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My Toolbox - Everything
Foreword
Not everything in the general sense, but a tool called Everything by voidtools (Download link). Usually, I have to make this distinction when googling.
No matter how great is my...
2022-09-27
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SQL Server In Place Upgrades
Good morning dear blog reader. Today’s episode is fresh from a great weekend with the family. It is always fun to go on a road trip with my wife...
2022-09-27
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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SSoL Support on the OS
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