Clients Love The Way I Jiggle
It’s one of the most enjoyable things about being a consultant.
I’m not talking about my suspect dance moves here. I’m...
2012-09-18
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Blog Posts
Funny results from OPTIMIZE FOR AD HOC WORKLOADS
I recently turned on OPTIMIZE FOR AD HOC WORKLOADS for the first time on one of my servers. When I...
2012-09-18
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Office 2010 and Windows XP (64 bit)
I wanted to install Microsoft Office 2010 on an old Windows XP (64 bit) laptop. I tried running the setup...
2012-09-18
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SQL in the City – US 2012 Tour
Last year I had the pleasure of speaking at two SQL in the City events: London and Los Angeles. It...
2012-09-18
1,385 reads
SQL Saturday #149 and CodeMastery–Minnesota Events
We are less than two weeks away from SQL Saturday #149 in Minneapolis on September 29, 2012 with two preconference...
2012-09-18
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SQL Saturday #171 Pittsburgh, the Schedule is Up!
SQL Saturday #171 Pittsburgh preparations continue, and the schedule has been posted for your review. If you're anywhere in the...
2012-09-18
750 reads
SQL Server Quickie #3 – Allocation Units
Today I have uploaded my 3rd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I’m talking about Allocation Units in...
2012-09-18
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SQL Server Quickie #3 – Allocation Units
Today
I have uploaded my 3rd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I'm talking
about Allocation Units in SQL Server....
2012-09-18
1,585 reads
SQL Server: Part 1 : Approaching Database Server Performance Issues
When you work as DBA, many people will approach you with a complaint like "Application is taking ages to load...
2012-09-18
1,399 reads
A Job Done Quietly and Well
My current client has a five story building, two break rooms and two sets of bathroom per floor, with I’m...
2012-09-17
624 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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