It doesn't matter, it's just data...
Database Design. Sounds simple, and at the same time, demanding. I mean, what's to design. You just need a few...
2009-12-15
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Blog Posts
More Information about Intel Desktop CPU Roadmap
Endgadget has a post up about an upcoming 32nm Westmere family CPU called the Core i7-980X, which will have six...
2009-12-15
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PASS Editorial for December 16, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-12-15
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SQLSaturday in Wheeling WV and Birmingham, AL
John Baldwin and Morgan Smith are going to repeat in Birmingham this year on Mar 27. They’ve got a great...
2009-12-15
598 reads
Trying to Learn SQL Server – Get the Developer Edition
I had a question from a member of our local user group about options to get a legal copy of...
2009-12-15
742 reads
What is Your Greatest Weakness
I was tagged earlier this week by Tim Ford to comment on my biggest weakness. I wish I could say...
2009-12-15
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Why I've Been Writing So Many Non-Technical Posts Lately
The short answer is that's where my heart has been. I write because I feel compelled to write. I don't...
2009-12-15
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Alabama Code Camp 8 on Jan 23, 2010
My friend Ryan Duclos just sent me a reminder about the upcoming Alabama Code Camp on January 23, 2010, in...
2009-12-14
682 reads
Mentoring process - How to be a good protégé
I'm reading As Iron Sharpens Iron, which is a classic book on Christian mentoring. Written by Dr. Howard Hendricks and...
2009-12-14
788 reads
PASS Update #21
In Update #20 I mentioned that I was hoping to get the chapters portfolio for 2010. A few weeks have...
2009-12-14
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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...
Forums
SQL Server 2025 Backup Compression Algorithm
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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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