Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview
Looking for some free SQL Server training? How about 24 hours of free training offered by some of the top...
2010-08-17
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Blog Posts
Don’t forget today’s SQL Lunch with the Chicken!
Good Morning,
We have an exciting SQL Lunch today. Don’t miss out on Jorge Segarra(Blog)|(Twitter) doing a session on Policy Based...
2010-08-17
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Growing PASS Step Two: Value
In Growing PASS Step One: Communication I talked about how I think that PASS could grow by communicating the vision...
2010-08-17
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How to Performance Tune a VLDB on your Desktop
Recently, I wrote a review of Red Gate Software’s new SQL Virtual Restore software. SQL Virtual Restore allows you to...
2010-08-17
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Join Me For Lunch?
Just a quick note that today at 12:30 EST (11:30 CST) I’ll be presenting on Policy-Based Management for SQLLunch. If...
2010-08-17
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Nashville In One Day
This Friday I’ll be traveling to Nashville for SQL Saturday #51. Because I rock, I picked a 5:40 AM flight...
2010-08-17
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Proper Usage of MAXDOP Setting When Compressing Indexes in SQL Server 2008/2008 R2
I am a pretty big fan of SQL Server Data Compression, especially the enhanced version found in SQL Server 2008...
2010-08-17
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Random Fun – Password Rules Cheatsheet
Piggybacking tangentially off of Tim Mitchell’s (blog, Twitter) SSC editorial Turn a Bad Job into a Good Experience…yesterday I got...
2010-08-17
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SQL Saturday 28 was extraordinary!!!!
Folks, I have to tell you that this event was great!! It was really well organized, with great speakers. Personally, I...
2010-08-17
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 11 (CU11) Available
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 11 for SQL Server 2005 SP3, which is Build 9.0.4309. There are only four fixes...
2010-08-17
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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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