The Three Events That Brought Me Here
Recently Paul Randal (twitter, blog) instigated another meme in the SQL Server community – What three events brought you here. If...
2010-01-26
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Blog Posts
Third Normal Form (3NF)
Third Normal Form (3NF) :- A table is said to be in the Third Normal form (3NF) if it satisfy the...
2010-01-26
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Tweeting – I took the Dive.
In a previous post, I questioned how much Twitter could really do for me. After some comments made, and some...
2010-01-26
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Updating a column
Hi,
I have a table name CustUsers. In this table, there is a field name: PWD
I have refreshed the production database...
2010-01-26
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A Call to Arms
Phil Factor’s most recent guest editorial over at SQL Server Central has, to a degree, pointed out that the emporer’s...
2010-01-25
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devLINK 2010 Call for Speakers is Open
The devLINK 2010 Technical Conference’s call for speakers is now open, and you can find information about speaking at the...
2010-01-25
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Living with TED 5000
Since I installed my TED 5000 home energy monitor about a week ago, I have learned quite a bit about...
2010-01-25
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Microsoft – Follow best practices – Part 2
In addition to my previous post, another best practice is to not use NOLOCK and READ UNCOMMITTED transaction isolation level.
Here’s...
2010-01-25
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Should You Achieve All Your Goals?
So many people wrote posts at the end of 2009 analyzing their goals and what they achieved. I did the...
2010-01-25
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #30 in Richmond
I'll be presenting two sessions this Saturday (January 30, 2010) in Richmond - Automate SQL Server Administration with PowerShell and Gather...
2010-01-25
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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