SQL Backup and Recovery – new distribution
I recieved an email today from my publisher Joes 2 Pros that my book was now available on Barnes and...
2013-02-05
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2008 R2 Diagnostic Information Queries (Feb 2013)
Here is the February 2013 version of my SQL Server 2008 R2 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and...
2013-02-05
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The Value of Certifications
A former co-worker recently sent me an email asking about Microsoft certifications, and if I pursued them, and what I...
2013-02-05
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Transactional Replication Toolbox Scripts: Show Articles And Columns For All Publications
During the last few years I've worked extensively with transactional replication and have written a handful of scripts that have...
2013-02-05 (first published: 2013-01-29)
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A Month of PowerShell – Day 4 (Scripting)
Welcome to Day 4 of my “A Month of PowerShell” series. This series will use the series landing page on...
2013-02-04
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Adding the Clustered Key To Your Nonclustered Index?
A colleague of mine was understandably confused when using the almost-perfect missing index engine in SQL 2008. The engine recommended he include...
2013-02-04
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Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Client
A little over six months ago, I wrote an article on Magenic.com about Excel 2013’s Impact for BI Users. This...
2013-02-04
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Frequently asked SQL Server Queries
Data to test:
CREATETABLE [dbo].[emp]( [emp_id]
[nchar](10)NULL, [emp_name]
[nchar](10)NULL, [salary]
[int] NULL)ON [PRIMARY] insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary ) select'1','ABC',-20000 insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary ) select'2','XYZ',-5000 insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary ) select'3','PQR',-7800 insert emp( emp_id,emp_name,salary...
2013-02-04
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How to Remove (Undo) Table Partitioning
I have seen plenty of articles and blog posts out there for how to setup and implement table partitioning, but...
2013-02-04 (first published: 2013-01-29)
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I hate Windows 8 and Microsoft Top 3 Mistakes
What do you think about Microsoft new Operating System? I hate Windows 8! This is the answer that many people...
2013-02-04
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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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