OPASS December Meeting Recap
This was the first meeting where I really lead most of the meeting. Andy Warren (@sqlandy) did the networking at...
2009-12-09
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Blog Posts
Updating Software on the Blackberry Bold
Had a message waiting on my phone this morning that there was a system upgrade available. Interesting, think it’s the...
2009-12-09
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Windows Home Server – Setup and Installation
I wrote an editorial last summer asking people what type of protection they had for their home setup. I got...
2009-12-09
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Age calculation with SQL Server
There seem to be many different methods being suggested to calculate an age in SQLServer. Some are quite complex but...
2009-12-08
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Are trivial plans cached?
It is sometimes said that trivial execution plans are not cached and queries that have such plans are compiled on...
2009-12-08
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ASK SQLServerCentral
We've had the ASK SQLServerCentral site up for a couple months now and while I see traffic continuing over there,...
2009-12-08
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Database Books
Well my theory on posting every week has been tested to the limit somewhat and I didn’t get anything written...
2009-12-08
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December Patches
I note these for Database Weekly, but I haven’t blogged about them. A mistake on my part.
The December patches from...
2009-12-08
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – RAID and Hard Disk Reliability, Under the Covers
In the last RAID article we covered the basics. This is a little deeper dive into the underlying mechanics of...
2009-12-08
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Handling Inconvenient Requests
"You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they...
2009-12-08
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers