Thinking about taking a contract position? Questions to ask
Over the years, I have accumulated a set of questions that I usually ask the placement firm about a contract position...
2011-09-07
1,161 reads
Blog Posts
24 Hours of PASS on September 7
Just in case you forgot, I wanted to remind everyone that the free, 24 Hours of PASS online event starts...
2011-09-06
642 reads
Blog Series: T-SQL Enhancements
Three months back in this blog post – T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server Denali (2011) – we promised to do a series...
2011-09-06
993 reads
Invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #22 – Data Presentation
Invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #22 – Data Presentation
Whilst I was winding down an eventful day with the family on Labor Day...
2011-09-06
8,634 reads
Meme Monday: Favorite PASS Memory
Have to complete my assignment from the Rockstar this month since I’ve missed the last several (he gets all weepy,...
2011-09-06
599 reads
New LOGICAL functions in SQL Server Denali
IFF Function
If you are an old Access or Excel “developer” you know this one. This is not a function I...
2011-09-06
2,966 reads
Parallelizing Slow Parts of the Data Flow - Part 1 - Preparation
It's quite common to have parts of your Data Flow that are slow, and there are some techniques you can use to improve performance of those parts. One of...
2011-09-06
5 reads
Parallelizing Slow Parts of the Data Flow - Part 1 - Preparation
It's quite common to have parts of your Data Flow that are slow, and there are some techniques you can...
2011-09-06
847 reads
Parallelizing Slow Parts of the Data Flow - Part 1 - Preparation
It's quite common to have parts of your Data Flow that are slow, and there are some techniques you can use to improve performance of those parts. One of...
2011-09-06
9 reads
PASSMN September Meeting Announced
It’s time to start looking deeper at the next release of SQL Server. As such, the September PASSMN meeting will...
2011-09-06
1,091 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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