Do You Blog? The FTC May Be Watching
If you are a blogger and you post product reviews on your blog, you may have to answer to the...
2009-10-07
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Blog Posts
Sparse Columns – ConvertSVtoXML & XMLToResv
Not very often I run across something with zero matches in a search engine, but had it happen recently. I...
2009-10-07
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SQL Saturday #21 Orlando
It’s that time again! SQL Saturday has returned to Orlando with an all star group of speakers http://www.sqlsaturday.com/schedule.aspx. The event...
2009-10-07
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Updated SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Here is the October 2009 version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries. They are very useful for gathering...
2009-10-07
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Weak Passwords Discovered in the 10,000 Disclosed Hotmail/Live.com/MSN leaked accounts
By now, hopefully everyone has heard of the security breach where accounts and passwords were found on a public site...
2009-10-07
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Work on a Strength or Weakness?
When deciding what to learn, there's a binary decision. Will you focus on a strength or a weakness?
I think...
2009-10-07
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A Contest for Bloggers – The 2009 PASS Logreader Awards
I’ve been working on an idea for a while with Brent Ozar and Jeremiah Peschka for a contest that recognize...
2009-10-06
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Alternating Background Colors in Reporting Services
In most Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) implementations, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of reports available for viewing....
2009-10-06
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Buenos Aires Code Camp
No, I didn’t attend this one!
My friend Jonas Stawski is the organizer and we’ve been pleased to be a...
2009-10-06
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Hey, ho, where’d you go…
Ohio?
I’m presenting on Thursday to the Columbus SQL Server Users Group, home of the newly minted MVP, Jeremiah Peschka (congrats again)....
2009-10-06
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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