Why I don’t like NULLs and Nullable Columns
As I imagine (or hope), the majority of us adhere to some form of standards in the environment that they...
2011-03-25
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Blog Posts
Fast File Copy With Managed Code: UBCopy update!
If you have been following my trials with working with C# and files you know it hasn’t been a bed...
2011-03-24
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Intel Sandy Bridge Mobile Processors Explained
The long wait for the new, mobile Sandy Bridge processor equipped laptops is nearly over. Most of the large system...
2011-03-24
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Maaaaaagic Tables!!!
I had an interview earlier this week. An interview for a SQL developer position. It went fine. But. Question number X...
2011-03-24
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So you’re RAIDed, but are you protected?
G’day,
Occasionally, I hear things that surprise me. And one of the statements that I’ve heard lately that fits into that category is...
2011-03-24
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TechFuse Follow-Up
Last week I spoke at the TechFuse event in Minnesota – out at Mystic Lake Casino. As I mentioned in the...
2011-03-24
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Tools note
I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog. I hadn’t given the idea a whole lot of thought but was reminded again today...
2011-03-24
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Tools note
I was asked a few months ago to allow some advertising on my blog. I hadn’t given the idea a...
2011-03-24
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Presenting To Columbus SQL Server User’s Group on April 14
I will be doing a live, virtual presentation for the Columbus, Ohio SQL Server User’s Group on Thursday, April 14....
2011-03-23
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SQL Server Startup
From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either restarted or when the last time was that the...
2011-03-23
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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