Oracle Date issues with PowerPivot
This week I was building power pivot models for a client pulling data from Oracle. One table kept giving the...
2012-05-29
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday in Rochester Exceeds Expectations
After being forced to deliver sour grapes in my last few columns – thanks to some unexpectedly negative experiences with Oracle...
2012-05-29
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SSRS Performance in SharePoint Integrated Mode
I’m working with a client to help them move all reports in their company from native mode (Reporting Services not...
2012-05-29 (first published: 2012-05-24)
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The Rules of Gibbs
It’s been interesting to watch the characters evolve on NCIS over the years, something that can only happen with time...
2012-05-29
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The Standing Desk Experiment
I’ve had a few friends using standing desks for sometime. I first heard about Greg Gonzalez (sqlSentry | Blog | @SQLSensei), fellow...
2012-05-29
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Always restore with NORECOVERY
Always, always, ALWAYS restore a SQL Server database with the NORECOVERY option.
It’s trivial to switch the database online.
Not...
2012-05-28 (first published: 2012-05-24)
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Denali – Day 28: CDC for ORACLE
Denali – Day 28: CDC for ORACLE Sql server has provided a great features for changes monitoring as Change data Capture...
2012-05-28
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NVARCHAR(n) Vrs NVARCHAR(max)
These datatypes particularly NVARCHAR(n), have been with us for some time now but having seen some of the confusion around...
2012-05-28
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On my way to DevTeach in Vancouver
Just stepping out the door on on my way to the DevTeach / SQL Teach conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The...
2012-05-28
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Rolling out Windows 8 Client: First Impressions
A virus found it’s way on to my system through a trojan horse, past all the security & anti-virus software. I...
2012-05-28
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers