Denali is coming…..
SQL Server 11 (code-named “Denali”)
Heres the official MS speak:-
Microsoft SQL Server code-named “Denali” empowers organizations to be more agile in...
2011-01-06
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Blog Posts
Fun with a String
I recently had a friend contact me recently to ask for some help with TSQL. The basic issue is that...
2011-01-06
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Fun with a String
I recently had a friend contact me recently to ask for some help with TSQL. The basic issue is that he had 2 tables. Table 1 has numeric key...
2011-01-06
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Goals for 2011
Last week I wrote about my goals for last year and some frustration at having to make some trade offs...
2011-01-06
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PASSMN January Meeting Update
Thought I would drop a quick note on the January PASSMN meeting. We’re running a bit behind getting things ramped...
2011-01-06
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Rebuilding the W510 – DVD Driver Issues with x64
I backed up my machine, copied a bunch of data to both a thumb drive as well as the second...
2011-01-06
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SQLSaturday #62 - Tampa
Hey Folks just a quick reminder that next Saturday January 15th is SQL Saturday 62 in Tampa. If you haven't...
2011-01-06
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31 Days of SSIS – One Variable to Rule Them All (5/31)
Hopefully by now you’ve read the introductory post for the 31 Days of SSIS series that I am writing. Today...
2011-01-05
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Ben Nevis Nov 2010
Ben Nevis – November 2010
Last major training trek before Kili !!
Was pretty cold up in Scotland………
2011-01-05
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Building Reports and Analytics on Dynamics CRM – Lessons (Being) Learned
In concept, designing reports is such a simple thing… you connect to a data source,
write a SQL query, optimize the...
2011-01-05
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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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