Last Weeks Top 20 “Reading” Links #23
Every day, I link out a few blogs posts and articles that I’ve read or used from across the internet....
2013-03-11
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Blog Posts
Mar'2013 Chennai SQL Server UG Meet Is Scheduled
Chennai SQL Server user group meet is scheduled for Mar'2013.
Venue: Microsoft Training Centre, Radhakrishnan Salai, Chennai
Landmark: Opposite to President hotel
Timing: 09:00...
2013-03-11
1,363 reads
March 2013 LV UG Meeting
Another month and we have another installment (meeting) for the Data Professionals of the Las Vegas area. This month we will be getting back on schedule with the usual...
2013-03-11
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March 2013 LV UG Meeting
Another month and we have another installment (meeting) for the Data Professionals of the Las Vegas area.
This month we will...
2013-03-11
899 reads
Pragmatic Works Webcasts This Week #passwit
Every week, Pragmatic Works offers up its “Training on the Ts” webcast series and this month, in honor of Women’s History Month,...
2013-03-11
570 reads
SQL Saturday #194 Exeter – A presenters review
This weekend was full of a range of emotions for me. Grab a beverage and I’ll tell you all about...
2013-03-11
867 reads
SQL Saturday Exeter - Review
This last weekend I attended my first SQL Server Saturday event. The event was held in The Jury’s Inn in...
2013-03-11
838 reads
SQL Server – Generating PERMUTATIONS using T-Sql
Were you ever asked to generate string Permutations using TSql? I was recently asked to do so, and the logic...
2013-03-11
835 reads
SQL Server – Generating PERMUTATIONS using T-Sql
Were you ever asked to generate string Permutations using TSql? I was recently asked to do so, and the logic...
2013-03-11
893 reads
SQL Server – Start/Stop SQL Server from command line
You can start/stop SQL Server services using Services Console or SQL Server Configuration Manager. You can also perform these operation...
2013-03-11
2,184 reads
Blogs
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
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