9 resources not to be Skeptic about Big Data
2 years ago I posted “16 papers and original articles on Big Data” It’s now time to review and extend my original list. “Big Data” reached its Peak in...
2013-06-01
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Blog Posts
Improved Backup/Restore to Azure in 2012 SP1 CU4
I’ve been using the backup to azure feature for a short while now and I really like it. Shows I...
2013-06-01
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White papers, DMVs and Monitoring Concepts
According to Jason Strate (SQL Server MVP) there are 5 white papers ever SQL Server DBA should read. Considering my...
2013-06-01
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Building a SharePoint 2013 BI Demo Environment Part 2 – Building the VM
In this blog post I’ll explain how I build the VM and VHD for my virtual demo environment. I use...
2013-05-31
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Connecting Windows Server 2003 VM To External Network In Hyper-V
The Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 SP1 Virtual Machines on my laptop are connecting just fine to my physical...
2013-05-31 (first published: 2013-05-24)
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PC Sales Declining
About 3 or 4 years ago I was talking with my wife and a colleague of hers that worked in...
2013-05-31
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Power View for Multidimensional Models Released
As a followup to my blog Power View for Multidimensional Models – Preview Available, the final version is now available via...
2013-05-31
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Reblog: May 24 to May 30
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-05-31
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SQL and Relational Theory
Do you know the foundation of SQL? According to the book Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Training Kit on the...
2013-05-31
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Thoughts About The Nail
The other day Grant Fritchey (Blog | @GFritchey) linked out the video below. It’s a quick little video, that isn’t about the...
2013-05-31
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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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