PowerShell Script for Creating Indexes
I needed to create an identical index on a bunch of tables within one of my projects (yes, I know...
2010-01-21
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Blog Posts
Speaking at European PASS
I just heard that two of my presentations have been accepted for the European PASS Conference 2010 in Neuss, Germany,...
2010-01-21
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Speaking at SQL Saturday Tampa and Richmond
Over the next two weekends there will be three SQL Saturday’s held, in Tampa (1/23), Boston (1/30) and Richmond (1/30).I...
2010-01-21
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SQL Server 2008 - Top Reasons to Upgrade.....
OK, you've seen many of these before, but if you haven't figured out its TIME to upgrade your SQL Servers to...
2010-01-21
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SQL Server 2008 R2 - official date
Since the August 2009 when the CTP ( Community Technology Preview) version was available, the Microsoft announced the offical release date...
2010-01-21
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SQL Server 2008 R2 to be Available in May
This past Tuesday, Microsoft officially announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 will be available in May 2010. See the announcement...
2010-01-21
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SQLSaturday #32 – Tampa
Just a reminder that SQLSaturday #32 – Tampa is taking place this weekend (January 23rd). This will be my 5th SQLSaturday...
2010-01-21
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Using sp_ExecuteSql to Run Dynamic SQL
Introduction
Lately it seems like I am being bombarded by Dynamic SQL and people who insist it is the only way...
2010-01-21
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Can query performance be dependent on the client?
This question sounds really easy! The query performance depends essentially on the execution plan, which in its turn isn’t dependent...
2010-01-20
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Collaboration Patterns – Part 2
Recently I caught a few minutes of a CSPAN interview with Chief Justice John Roberts, part of a larger presentation...
2010-01-20
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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
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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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