DBAs and the Career-Life Balance
Reprinted from my editorial in Database Weekly.
I know a lot of DBAs who make SQL Server the focus of their...
2012-01-20
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Blog Posts
Local Community Events & User Groups from Around Town....
Staying true to the meaning of SQL Community with respect to local chapters and user groups, I wanted to bring you...
2012-01-20
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Nooner Viewing Summary
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been watching SQL Server videos and webcasts. My primary motivator in doing this is...
2012-01-20
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PASS Summit session videos online
If you are interested in viewing the recorded sessions for the PASS Summit 2011, you can order the DVD. You...
2012-01-20
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Re-blog – January 13 – January 19
Welcome to the Friday Re-Blog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer readers may...
2012-01-20
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Rename an Analysis Services Instance
This is just a short post for Friday. I have been working a fair amount with SSAS and the rest...
2012-01-20
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S3OLV – Jan 2012 Meeting Recap
Last week (Jan 12, 2012), we held the user group meeting for the SQL Server Society of Las Vegas (a.k.a...
2012-01-20
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S3OLV – Jan 2012 Meeting Recap
Last week (Jan 12, 2012), we held the user group meeting for the SQL Server Society of Las Vegas (a.k.a S3OLV or SSSOLV). Presenting at that meeting was Josh...
2012-01-20
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SQL Cachestore flush
For each cleared cachestore in the plan cache SQL Server reports a message in the error logs , such as :
SQL...
2012-01-20
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The top 5 reasons to speak at SQL Rally
Have you been thinking about speaking at the upcoming SQL Rally in Dallas? If so, remember that the deadline for...
2012-01-20
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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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