From Google Reader to Feedly
I shifted to Reader about a year ago mainly for the ability to access my feeds on multiple devices. I’ll...
2013-05-16
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Blog Posts
Indexes – Unused and Duplicates
Indexes aren’t free, and many databases end up with unused indexes. Every time you make any update to a table...
2013-05-16
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Len() and DataLength()
Both system functions, Len() and DataLength(), in SQL Server are used to measure the length of the data. The main difference of those 2 is that Len() gets the...
2013-05-16
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Len() and DataLength()
Both system functions, Len() and DataLength(), in SQL Server are used to measure the length of the data. The main...
2013-05-16
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Lost Phone, Ring,Glasses,Etc, At the Office
If you work at a company with more than a 100 or so employees you probably get an email every...
2013-05-16
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Magnify SQL Text with SSMS 2012
This is just a quick tip to help with folks who present SQL code at events such as SQL Saturday....
2013-05-16
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My 2013 SQL Saturday Schedule!
I’ve finally gotten my gear together for (what I consider) the “speaking season”. Here are the SQL Saturdays that I’m...
2013-05-16
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Parameterizing an Excel Spreadsheet
I’ve had a few discussions in the past week about not only including Excel spreadsheets on PerformancePoint dashboards, but specifically...
2013-05-16
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Rated R (A Teaser)
How many lines of TSQL codes and Window Functions you need to come up with this?
With R, it takes about...
2013-05-16
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SQLSaturday Redmond(SQLSat212) is almost here…Will you be there?
This is my first SQLSaturday and I’m super excited to attend this event.
SQLSaturday’s are always a great opportunity to learn something exciting,...
2013-05-16
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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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