PASS Editorial for Oct 7, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-10-06
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Blog Posts
Perth SQL Server Users Group is Second Stop in Australia
On Friday, October 3, I spoke a second time at Perth, this time at the Perth SQL Server Users Group....
2009-10-06
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Perth SQL Server Users Group is Second Stop in Australia
On Friday, October 3, I spoke a second time at Perth, this time at the Perth SQL Server Users Group....
2009-10-06
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Rant: Cold Calls Are So Twentieth Century
I hate cold calls from vendors. Nothing gets my blood hotter than some vendor trying to call me when we...
2009-10-06
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[Tagged] Anatomy of a Geek
I got tagged by my buddy Michael Coles, aka Sergeant SQL to talk about how I "became" a geek. (I...
2009-10-05
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A Tale of Two Utility Companies
I live in Parker, Colorado, which is a suburb of Denver, about 25 miles southeast of downtown Denver. I have...
2009-10-05
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Ad Hoc Queries Don’t Reuse Execution Plans: Myth or Fact
Another frequently heard story is that stored procedures get and reuse execution plans, but ad hoc queries do not. A...
2009-10-05
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DRP for SQL Server in French - traduction en français du plan de relève – part 3
Here is Part 3 of the translation for the French version of the Disaster Recovery for SQL Server Databases - comments...
2009-10-05
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How to Diagnose and Correct a “Runaway” Transaction Log
This shows you how to diagnose and correct a "runaway" transaction log. This is a very common issue that I...
2009-10-05
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My Journey - Part I
I've actually been meaning to write about my journey as a SQL Server professional, but kept putting it off. I...
2009-10-05
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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