SQLRally Call for Presenters
Go SQL! Go SQL! I haven’t blogged about it until now. If you weren’t aware, there’s a new conference in...
2010-12-06
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Blog Posts
The Basics of Troubleshooting
After seeing several cases in the past couple of months where I felt the basics of troubleshooting were violated, I...
2010-12-06
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Tip: Schema Qualify Objects in SPs
“Eat your broccoli.”
“Wear your gloves.”
“Schema qualify your objects.”
Your Mom wasn’t kidding, and she always gave the best advice. We’ve already...
2010-12-06
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Digg
I’m currently doing some experiments with ,y blog and trying out digg.com. In order to do that I need to...
2010-12-05
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What happens when a query is submitted?
I know, We cant cover life span of query in short. here is my another try to list some high level information...
2010-12-05
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Getting Drive Info, Part 5, the SSIS WMI Data Reader Task
In the final installment of the Getting Drive Info series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4), SSIS will again be used to collect and save the drive...
2010-12-04
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Getting Drive Info, Part 5, the SSIS WMI Data Reader Task
In the final installment of the Getting Drive Info series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4), SSIS will...
2010-12-04
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What PASS means to me.
I first heard of PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) in connection with the PASS Summit. I had a several...
2010-12-04
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Book Review: Alas, Babylon
I just re-read Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank ($10 @ Amazon). It’s a bit of a touchstone for me. It was...
2010-12-03
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of December 6, 2010
Took a break from posting this last Friday due to the holidays. But I'm back with the weekly updates.
Monday
PASS Data Warehousing/BI...
2010-12-03
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
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What's the Date?
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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