Quickly View Session Information with Query Text
One of the most common problems facing a DBA or developer in troubleshooting performance is identifying what processes, and by...
2009-11-03
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Blog Posts
Reference to PASS Session - T-LOG
Hey, just caught wind of some timely stuff going on at PASS. Had my trusty 'Google alert' email me, set...
2009-11-03
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Smooth Compound Operators
Ok, so I can’t promise you’ll be smooth by the end of this entry, but I can promise you’ll be...
2009-11-03
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South Florida SQLSaturday
It’s very exciting to be involved with the SQL Saturday here in South Florida. There are already so many great...
2009-11-03
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SQL PASS Summit 2009 – Day 1
Day one for me began with a leisurely breakfast at Top Pot donuts with Jack Corbett, Andy Warren, and Don...
2009-11-03
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SQL PASS Summit 2009 - Day 2
Day two of the summit found me in the keynote, an interesting but much too long (2 hours) for comfort. ...
2009-11-03
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Table and Index Partitioning Demo
I get a lot of requests for explanations about the different concepts and the easiest way to demo partitioning in...
2009-11-03
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Tabs Out of Control
I was working with a team of developers this week who were having the hardest time finding the keystroke to...
2009-11-03
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The Best Day of the Year - The SQLServerCentral Party at the PASS Summit
Each year I host an opening night party at the PASS Summit. I set up a deal years ago with...
2009-11-03
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The Enduring DBA
We are all facing the challenges of this new economy. There are very few people and industries in the world...
2009-11-03
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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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