Alternating Group Colors
Formatting reports can be a fun process. I personally look at myself as a Monet or Picasso when creating my...
2010-06-02
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Blog Posts
Calculating ROI on Performance Tuning
Recently on the SSC forums, someone asked about how to measure the money in an actual dollar figure that they...
2010-06-02
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 14
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-06-02
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Inventory SQL Servers with CLR Function
In an enterprise with several SQL Server instances it is pivotal that you keep track of each instance and its...
2010-06-02
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #22 - Pensacola, FL
If you are near Pensacola, FL this weekend, I will be speaking at their SQL Saturday on June 5th, 2010. I will...
2010-06-02
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SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2 Diagnostic Information Queries for June 2010
This version has updated build lists for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2. It also has several new queries, and...
2010-06-02
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Submitted Session Abstracts for PASS Summit 2010
I guess I will join the trend, and list the session abstracts that I submitted for PASS Summit 2010. There...
2010-06-02
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Table Variables
I was never a big fan of temp tables, mostly because there were serious contention issues in SQL Server v6.5....
2010-06-02
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TechUpdate Prishtina 2010, announcement
I have non-official info about the Microsoft event, and the only event, TechUpdate Prishtina, in Kosova. The event will be...
2010-06-02
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2010-06-02
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Security Changes and SQL...
Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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