T-SQL Tuesday #41: How I Got My Start in Presenting
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, Bob challenges us to discuss how we came to love presenting. Here's my story.
I developed a...
2013-04-19 (first published: 2013-04-09)
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Blog Posts
Upcoming April speaking engagements
I have a very busy next week in the works! Here are the upcoming speaking engagements that I am working...
2013-04-19
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Backing Up Azure SQL Database to the Cloud
When I first started working with Azure SQL Databases, I wasn’t sure what it would take to backup a database....
2013-04-18
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dynamic sql and a char crash
Dynamic SQL can be helpful, but a pain to debug. I spent hours today working on figuring out why my...
2013-04-18
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How to default SSRS date parameters to the first and last day of the the previous month
Populating default dates in SSRS can be helpful to save the user from having to constantly input the date range...
2013-04-18
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Microsoft let new SQL Server version name slip?
There has been lots of speculation in the SQL Server community as to what the official name of the next...
2013-04-18
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PASS Business Analytics Conference: the ultimate networking
I went to the PASS Business Analytics Conference last week, and had an absolute blast. I presented two sessions, and...
2013-04-18
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Run DBCC CHECKDB on a regular basis
Problem One common task as DBA is to run DBCC CHECKDB on a regular basis to detect and correct potential corruption...
2013-04-18 (first published: 2013-04-10)
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Set DAC port with a specific number
Usually named instance can uses dynamic port, if firewall setup on the server, you can use SQL Server Configuration Manager...
2013-04-18 (first published: 2013-04-10)
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SQL Saturday #175–Fargo
One of the goals early on with SQL Saturday was to spread them far and wide. Andy Warren and I...
2013-04-18
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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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