So you want to write a blog?
First, figure out what you want to write about. It should be something you have passion for. And it should...
2010-03-27
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Social Group a Fresh Perspective on User Group Meetings
The Cam river flows through Cambridge, England. At the center of the river you can see a punt (a type...
2010-03-27
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Book Review: Titan The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
I read Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. ($13 @ Amazon) as one of the books recommended to me...
2010-03-26
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Certification
There seems to be quite a flurry of talk these days about certification. There is evidence of it in the...
2010-03-26
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Cross Apply Ambiguity
Cross apply (and outer apply) are a very welcome addition to the TSQL language. However, today after a few hours...
2010-03-26
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Indexed Views
Views are used quite often within SQL Server for a number of reasons. They can be used to restrict access...
2010-03-26
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Learning About Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server
Among the Microsoft certifications, the Microsoft Certified Master is the apex of all of them except maybe the Microsoft Certified...
2010-03-26
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Simple Series : SSIS Conditional Split
Conditional Split is a very powerful component, enabling you to send records in different directions or exclude them from the downstream...
2010-03-26
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SQL Saturday - Columbia
I've talked about trying to do a SQL Saturday event in Columbia, SC, for the last couple of years, ever...
2010-03-26
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SQL Saturday #29 Presentations & Twittering
Tomorrow, I’m presenting a couple of sessions at SQLSaturday #29 in Birmingham, Alabama. Here are the presentation materials I’ll use.
SQL...
2010-03-26
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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