Identity Issues
Have you ever received the following Error when developing your ETL or working with data cleanup?
Msg 544, Level 16, State...
2009-11-06
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Blog Posts
Montreal as a City State: Can a DBA Go Beyond their Workplace to Provoke Change in their Region?
I am very impressed with Michel David’s work, and openly endorse much of his great piece of work at MontrealCityState.ca...
2009-11-06
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OFF-TOPIC: Surviving, Missing Folks, Glad I'm Home
I certainly wish circumstances were different and I would have been able to attend the PASS Summit this week. I...
2009-11-06
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PASS Summit 2009 Day 3
The day started off with a mixed bag. First we had an honestly tearful farewell with Wayne Snyder saying goodbye to...
2009-11-06
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Tampa Code Camp
Looking forward to a great Tamp Code Camp tomorrow. My first code camp. I’ve had some great experiences at the...
2009-11-06
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PASS Conference 2009 Oddities and Curiosities
Down on the docks in Seattle there's a shop of oddities and curiosities where one can find things like a...
2009-11-05
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Let the Learning Begin
Finally time for the sessions to begin after a day and a half in Seattle being overwhelmed by the people...
2009-11-05
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New Pricing and Editions For SQL Server 2008 R2
Mary-Jo Foley recently posted about some announcements about SQL Server 2008 R2 out of the PASS Summit. There will be...
2009-11-05
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PASS Day 3 – PASS Summit 2009
Started the day at 6:30 at Top Pot with a meeting about SQLSaturday over coffee and it really ended up...
2009-11-05
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PASS Summit - David DeWitt Keynote
Microsoft sent Dr. David DeWitt to do the last keynote of the PASS Summit. He's a technical fellow in the...
2009-11-05
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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
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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