PASSMN July Meeting Next Week
The July PASSMN meeting is is coming up next week. If you’ve not registered now’s a great time to get...
2010-07-13
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Blog Posts
Test Cluster Delivered & Ready to Assemble
I finally received all the components of my SQL Server test cluster (pictured left), which includes:
–One PowerVault MD3000 DAS with...
2010-07-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #008 - Learning
It’s time for another T-SQL Tuesday, the brainchild of Adam Machanic (Blog|@AdamMachanic) of SQLBlog.com. This time we have a SQLServerCentral...
2010-07-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #008: Gettin’ Schooled
Here we go again with another round of T-SQL Tuesday fun this time brought to you by recent SQL Certified...
2010-07-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #008: Tips for Giving a Good Interview for the New DBA
T-SQL Tuesday #008: Tips for Giving a Good Interview for the New DBA
Welcome to another exciting episode of T-SQL...
2010-07-13
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TSQL2sday #008 – Gettin’ Schooled
This months TSQL2sday is being hosted by Robert Davies of MCM and Microsoft fame, you can find his post here....
2010-07-13
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Why I Write
I have a great job. Actually it’s a fantastic job for me. I have flexible hours, I can work almost...
2010-07-13
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Writing Better Queries in Steel City
T-SQL is a very forgiving language. As long as you have the basic syntax of the statement correct, SQL Server...
2010-07-13
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Conversion Between Unicode and Non-Unicode Data Flow Pattern
I don't think I'm alone when I find myself having to convert several columns in my Data Flow from Unicode...
2010-07-12
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Degree Seeker Week at SQL University, Extra Credit
Degree Seeker Week at SQL University, Extra Credit
Welcome back to Degree Seeker Week at SQL University. If you have returned...
2010-07-12
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Blogs
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
Microsoft Build 2026 announcements
By James Serra
Once again there were a number of Microsoft Build announcements related to data and...
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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