DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—The Trailer
This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal.
In this next series of blog posts, I am going to...
2011-11-17
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Blog Posts
Distance Decreases Stress
When I’m managing I tend to absorb the stress that my teams feel. It’s my job to help them be...
2011-11-17
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Fargo, Fargo and SQL Saturday
Stuff me in a wood chipper, I have an idea. And this idea involves Fargo, Fargo, and SQL Saturday.
As many...
2011-11-17
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 RC0 is Now Available for Download!
November 17, 2011 - Redmond, WA - Well, we knew it was coming, but the timing was a bit of a surprise for...
2011-11-17
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My new event series across Europe: SQL Server 2012 Deep Dive Days
I'm very proud to announce today that I'm running next year
a new event series across Europe: the SQL Server 2012...
2011-11-17
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Shutting down for a week
I try to speak and write about career things on a regular basis because I think they’re important topics for...
2011-11-17
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SQL Server 2012 RC0 is here!
SQL Server 2012 RC0 (Release Candidate 0), formerly known as SQL Server Denali, is now available for download. SQL Server 2012...
2011-11-17
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SQL University: Virtualization Basics
This week we’re going to talk about a topic that has been gaining steam in the last few years and...
2011-11-17
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Table Space revised Again
Since I am in the Collation Sensitive mood, I am finally getting around to updating this script. This is the...
2011-11-17
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Table Space revised Again
Since I am in the Collation Sensitive mood, I am finally getting around to updating this script. This is the Table Space script that I have had out there...
2011-11-17
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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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