SQL Pass session evaluations
I finally got the last of my PASS Summit session evals and so, like someotherpeople, I thought I’d make them...
2010-01-13
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Standard Volume 7 Issue 1
Kathi Kellenberger’s fantastic new article is available in the latest issue of SQL Server Standard. There are a lot more...
2010-01-13
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Tally Table - String Cleaning
Overview
This is something that most people eventually need for reporting purposes. This function uses a Tally table to 'clean' a...
2010-01-13
4,202 reads
The Advantage of GUIDs
I never liked GUIDs, not really using them in most of my development until I had a conversation many years...
2010-01-13
688 reads
Why not play my cards?
Still no work on my laptop. It’s been over 24 hours since I left a message for the customer escalation...
2010-01-13
720 reads
Why not play my cards?
Still no work on my laptop. It’s been over 24 hours since I left a message for the customer escalation...
2010-01-13
722 reads
Finding Invalid SQL Logins
As many of you know the system stored procedure sp_validatelogins is used for finding invalid logins. Although sp_validatelogins is useful there's...
2010-01-12
5,069 reads
IN vs INNER JOIN
Often in forum threads discussing query performance I’ll see people recommending replacing an INNER JOIN with an IN (or recommending...
2010-01-12
21,634 reads
Installing SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 on Windows Server 2008 R2
There is a recent post on the Microsoft SQL Server Support Blog about how to get SQL Server 2008 and...
2010-01-12
1,475 reads
Installing WordPress
Last week I posted about Picking a Blog Platform on some of the process that lead to me moving to...
2010-01-12
745 reads
Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
Forums
BCA KCP Ancol | Tlp/Wa:0817866887
Tlp/Wa_Cs:0817-866-887. Blok A VI No, Jl. Parang Tritis Raya 3B-3C, RT.8/RW.11, Ancol, Kec. Pademangan,...
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Do the Experts Become...
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments...
Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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