PASS European Conference 2010 Call for Speakers is Open
If you are interested in speaking at the PASS European Conference 2010, to be held in Neuss, Germany, April 21-23,...
2009-11-26
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Blog Posts
A good way to learn
I have noticed that one of the best way to learn about a certain topic is to write an article...
2009-11-25
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Cleaning out Tempdb
I saw a post recently about the tempdb being overly large and causing issues for a user. The person was...
2009-11-25
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In Charge
I had to run our weekly conference call this week. My boss is out of the office, but he’s been...
2009-11-25
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More on DBAs and Local Administrator Rights
I'm looking over the comments about DBAs and local Administrator rights and I noticed an interesting trend: no one discussed...
2009-11-25
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Thanksgiving This Year, Stress, Cooking Something New, and Others
I know Thanksgiving has some deeper meanings, but at one level it’s all about the food. Food is a good...
2009-11-25
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To Grant or Not to grant
It is said that you should not give direct table access (even select permission) to a user or group. But...
2009-11-25
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Balancing Time Today v Time Tomorrow
I’ve always thought that you should invest where you can. Make a little effort now that will pay back later,...
2009-11-24
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Opening Doors – Part 3
Earlier this week I posted Part 1 and Part 2, today I want to wrap up by thinking about how...
2009-11-24
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Planning Out a Holiday Weekend
I've got a four day weekend thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. After reading Jazz in...
2009-11-24
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
degree of parallelism
Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers