In The Spotlight!
I received an unexpected but certainly not unwelcome email last night letting me know that I've been selected to present...
2010-06-23
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Blog Posts
Learning Powershell
I’ve been attending a Powershell fundamentals class with Don Jones (blog|twitter). If you read my blog you might be aware...
2010-06-23
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Lots of Speaking Engagements Coming Up
SQL Saturday - Columbus, OH, June 26, 2010 I'll be presenting two sessions this Saturday (June 26, 2010) in Columbus, OH...
2010-06-23
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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 2
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) today. It became available for download today, and...
2010-06-23
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2010-06-23
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PowerShell ETL Presentation
My thanks to everyone in attendence and PASS AppDev VC for inviting me to speak. I’ll post a link to...
2010-06-23
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Selling
I saw Paul Kenny at the first Business of Software conference, and then had dinner with him, chatting about sales....
2010-06-23
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SQL Saturdays are Catching On
Andy Warren (blog| Twitter) sent me a link recently to a piece written by Kalen Delaney on the recent SQL...
2010-06-23
758 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM CU2 released.
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 2. It became available for download today, and you can...
2010-06-23
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SQL Server Operating System Checklist
As a part of a new book project, I am putting together a series of checklists that DBAs can use...
2010-06-23
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Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers