OT: Maximizing My Time, Using Technology
Well I've taken the plunge. I have finally broken down and decided to dictate blog post, articles, and other documents....
2009-11-30
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Blog Posts
PASS Update #20
On the Friday at the end of the Summit we had a 4 hour Board meeting, welcoming new board members...
2009-11-30
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SQL Saturday #34/New England Data Camp v2.0
It’s official sports fans. Well, it’s been official since last week since Adam Machanic set up the web site. The...
2009-11-30
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SQL Saturday Dallas – Registration and Call for Speakers is Open!
I’m happy to announce that SQL Saturday Dallas is officially scheduled, and the registration and call for speakers is open. ...
2009-11-30
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SQL Server XQuery For Idiots
I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...
2009-11-30
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Teaching SQL Server 2008 Class at University of Denver – University College
I will be teaching ICT 4461 SQL Server with Lab starting Tuesday, January 5, 2010. This will be an on-campus...
2009-11-30
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TechNet WebCast: SQL Server Locking & Blocking
Next Monday, I’m presenting a TechNet WebCast for Microsoft Thrive Live! The subject: SQL Server Locking & Blocking Made Simple. Here...
2009-11-30
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Unwired
I didn’t have Internet access for 4 days while we were in the mountains. Actually I could have purchased it,...
2009-11-30
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What’s Using Space in Tempdb?
It happens, not often, but I do regularly see people talking about their tempdb growing too large. Often that means...
2009-11-30
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When it rains…
It pours.
I come back from 4 days unwired, a bunch of writing done, to a laptop that’s head, a site...
2009-11-30
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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
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
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...
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