Columbus GA SQL Server Users Group Webinar Tomorrow
I found out last week from a good friend and President of the Columbus GA SQL Server Users Group, that...
2011-07-25
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Blog Posts
Get count of folders using Power Shell
More on my recent PowerShell project. I recon I have taken on the challenge to handle this entire request using...
2011-07-25
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How to move Cluster Quorum Drive
I recently had the need to move the quorum for a cluster to a new SAN drive. It’s a quite simple...
2011-07-25
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IT Professionals, the Job Search and the Killer CV
It has been while since I wrote anything on my contracting blog but over the past month or so I...
2011-07-25
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My Schedule for The Remainder of 2011
Just a few notes about things I’m doing over the next few months:
July 30 – Attending SQLSaturday Birmingham. I went to...
2011-07-25
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OMG I’m an MVP!
I can’t believe it, but I can finally say that I’m now officially a Microsoft SQL Server MVP! Last week...
2011-07-25
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Setting role security in SSAS for a role-playing dimension
Here is a common got-ya. You are modifying the cube dimension security for a role-playing dimension. You make the changes and...
2011-07-25
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Speaking Schedule! I’m here (and there, and there…) to help
Depending on whether you’re (A) me, or (B) you, the next few weeks are either (A) an insanely busy but enjoyable...
2011-07-25
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Using SMO Transfer Class to Script Database Objects
I’ve spent some time trying to get the SMO Transfer class to bend to my will. I want to script...
2011-07-25
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Building or Buying a High Performance, Low Cost Desktop Machine for SQL Server Development and Testing
There was a lengthy discussion on Twitter this morning, where one of my friends, Grant Fritchey (Twitter) was asking the...
2011-07-24
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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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