SQL Spatial data for State/County shapes
I saw a Blog post by Grant Fritchey (Blog | Twitter) a couple days ago on using Geospatial data in SSRS...
2010-06-18
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Blog Posts
Travel Tips from an Intrepid Traveling DBA
Recently, Buck Woody challenged myself, Paul Randal, and Brent Ozar to write a blog post on “How I Travel”. I...
2010-06-18
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Building a PASS Voting Solution – Part 1
Last year for the annual Board of Directors election we used Zoomerang as our e-voting solution. It’s not the worst...
2010-06-17
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Finding SQL Server Client Ports
I saw a post recently asking if there was an easy way to find the port a client was using...
2010-06-17
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Important: System Objects/Views/DMV/DMF
Important: System Objects/Views/DMV/DMF This is the some of the list of System Objects/Views/DMV/DMF. Catalog View: All system information is stored...
2010-06-17
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Notes from the June 2010 oPASS Meeting
We had adjusted our meeting date to work around previous commitments for both Jack Corbett and I, and that may...
2010-06-17
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PASS Update #33
It’s been almost a month since my last update, too long! I’ve put up separate posts on my unplanned and...
2010-06-17
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Strange but True: Reporting Off of Cubes with Parameters Creates Hidden Datasets
I know, it is strange, but it is true...When you create Reporting Services reports that run off of an Analysis...
2010-06-17
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What is the Ideal SQL Server Test Box?
I’m thinking about setting up a SQL Server test box in my home office for doing some extensive, real-world SQL...
2010-06-17
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24 HOP Available
Just a quick note. PASS has made the 24 Hours of PASS available via streaming video. You can check it...
2010-06-16
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Blogs
TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting...
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices
By SQLPals
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices In...
Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026 Report is out
By Brian Kelley
Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing are two areas of emerging technology that receive most...
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A Limited Startup
I add this parameter to SQL Server 2025 in the Configuration Manager:
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