Upgrading the SSC SQL Servers: Part 1
While I have been working for Red Gate Software for nearly three years, it was only until this year that...
2009-12-05
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Blog Posts
Book Review: Apress Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration
Several months ago I received a copy of the Apress book, Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration (Amazon)by Ken Simmons (@kensimmons),...
2009-12-04
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Building Questions
I haven’t had to write a Question of the Day in a few months now and I have mixed feelings...
2009-12-04
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Data.Gov
I was recently looking for some publicly available data for a demo. Many times, the complicated solutions we deliver for...
2009-12-04
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Database Developer tools in Team Foundation Server Now Available in Visual Studio 2010 Premium
So this week I attended a preview for Visual Studio 2010. In addition to database development, I do ASP.NET development...
2009-12-04
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Micron Real SSD C300
Endgadget recently had a post up about the Micron Real SSD C300 family of SATA 6Gbps SSDs that will be...
2009-12-04
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My first presentation for User Group
Yesterday was the first time I gave a presentation to a group of professional who knows SQL Server. I was...
2009-12-04
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Netbook Replacing a Laptop
My laptop died recently, actually died completely, unable to boot. The hard drive was fine, and I managed to stick...
2009-12-04
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New York funding Great Lakes Wind Power?
According to this C|Net report, New York state wants someone to build wind farms in the great lakes and purchase...
2009-12-04
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Phil Factor Speed Phreak SQL Challenge Number 3
The latest Phil Factor challenge is now active here . The prize has now been increased to $100...(read more)
2009-12-04
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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