Default to Yes
There are a lot of times when the decision matters less than who makes it. A common if simplified example...
2010-08-26
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Blog Posts
Entering the Dark Side
If any of you follow me on SQLServerCentral.com, then you know I recently started a new job. Well, after two...
2010-08-26
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Generate Insert Query in SQL
Sometimes we need to generate the INSERT script in sql server. When, we need to insert bulk of data from...
2010-08-26
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Mission Accomplished – Well sort of …
Did you ever set a goal and then sort of … demolish it without realizing it? That has happened this year....
2010-08-26
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N Things Worth Knowing About CTEs
If you haven’t messed with them yet, you should know that CTEs (Common Table Expressions) - new in SQL Server 2005...
2010-08-26
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SQL Saturday #28 - Keynote
I was honored to be asked to do the keynote for SQL Saturday #28 in Baton Rouge recently. It’s taken...
2010-08-26
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SQL Saturday #28 - Slides and Impressions
I’m late, I suck, but here’s some things I started in Baton Rouge and am just now getting out.
First, I’ll...
2010-08-26
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Book Review: The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency
I picked up The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency $13 @ Amazon) from the library, had been...
2010-08-25
646 reads
Changing of the Guard
A few weeks ago Andy Leonard (Blog | Twitter) announced that he was stepping down from his position as PASS Regional...
2010-08-25
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MDX Puzzle #6
As we continue with the puzzles, I will continue to introduce new MDX functions. In this puzzle the requirements are...
2010-08-25
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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