An Introduction to SQL Server
I will be delivering Learning Tree course 137 SQL Server 2008 a Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction in London this December (18th...
2012-09-17
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Blog Posts
How to Connect PerfMon to a Remote Server ?
Till now, we do not have any third party tool to monitor the SQL server, but we have implemented many custom...
2012-09-17
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How to log SQL Server Custom Error in Windows Event Log ?
SQL server gives an option to log custom errors in windows event log. We have 2 options of achieving this.
Option...
2012-09-17
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Logon Triggers: SQL Server
As the name implies, logon triggers fire in response to the logon event that is raised when a user sessions...
2012-09-17
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Running a SQL Server Environment at Home Using Native Boot Virtual Hard-Drives (VHD)
I’ve run into a road block. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, I have all the software I need to get...
2012-09-17
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SQL Saturday 154 Rocked - Great Job St. Louis!
This last Saturday (09/15/2012) I traveled to St. Louis to present at #sqlsat154. My colleague David Klee (blog/@kleegeek) and I...
2012-09-17
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SQL Server : Usage of OVER Clause
Over clause can be used in association with aggregate function and ranking function. The over clause determine the partitioning and...
2012-09-17 (first published: 2012-09-10)
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SQLSaturday #160 – Get your SQL learn on in Kalamazoo
If you’re planning on being in the Kalamazoo, MI area this weekend, or just feel like taking a road trip,...
2012-09-17
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Why I dislike Third Party Database Monitoring Tools
I have to admit I am not a fan of the various 3rd party monitoring tools (after using a few...
2012-09-17
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SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries (September 2012)
Here is the September 2012 version of my SQL Server 2012 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2012-09-16
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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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