EPM Framework and SQL 2008 R2
This weekend at SQLSaturday 62 in Tampa, I presented my policy-based management presentation. During my presentationone of the cool things...
2011-01-17
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Blog Posts
Isolation Levels–MCM Prep
I was watching the Isolation Levels video for my MCM prep and learned something about the isolation levels. I knew...
2011-01-17
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Multi-subnet Failover Clusters
Multi-subnet Failover Clusters
I want to take a closer look at one of the new features in SQL Server Denali. While...
2011-01-17
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My Prize Has Arrived!
Back in November, I was lucky enough to be nominated and then got enough votes to win the New to...
2011-01-17
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Notes from SQLSaturday #62
The weekend started with a later afternoon drive to Tampa, returning a couple calls and then chatting with Steve Jones...
2011-01-17
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SQL Saturday SQLSaturday #62 - Tampa Review
For those who attended SQL Saturday #62 in Tampa I hope you enjoyed this free event.As I promised in the...
2011-01-17
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TechEd: Session Preference Survey
TechEd has listed some potential sessions for TechEd North America 2011 here: http://northamerica.msteched.com/sessionpreference?fbid=I1Ydc71JM4a. They want to know which sessions you...
2011-01-17
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Using the MERGE statement
I love MERGE. You know all those awful IF BEGIN END ELSE BEGIN END blocks you need to write for...
2011-01-17
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XQuery for the Non-Expert – @Variable Use
Follow the rest of this series at the XQuery for the Non-Expert – X-Query Resources introduction post.
Talk to the Experts
In a...
2011-01-17
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31 Days of SSIS – 10 Things About Expressions (16/31)
31 Days of SSIS
Sixteen days in and we are past the half way point for the 31 Days of SSIS...
2011-01-16
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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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