More SQLSaturday Announcements
Stuart Ainsworth is launching SQLSaturday #24 & #25, both in Gainesville, GA on October 9th and 10th respectively, and yes, one...
2009-07-24
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Powershell Extensions PowerGUI PowerPack
If you've been working with Powershell, you most certainly have heard of PowerGUI, for those of you who haven't PowerGUI is...
2009-07-24
1,164 reads
The effects of DISTINCT in a SQL query
Earlier today, I had a great Twitter conversation with Tim Mitchell (@Tim_Mitchell), Jorge Segarra (@SQLChicken), and Jack Corbett (@unclebiguns) about...
2009-07-24
1,982 reads
Book Review: The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour
Found The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour by Andrei Cherny ($20 @ Amazon) ...
2009-07-23
543 reads
Gadget Man
I'm searching for a new laptop bag. After getting a backpack from Microsoft and using it on a few trips,...
2009-07-23
866 reads
Perfect Game
They rarely happen, just a few in my lifetime, and I saw a portion of one years ago in a...
2009-07-23
628 reads
So You Want To Meet People At PASS…But What Do You Say?
Going to the PASS Summit this November? Let's fast forward and pretend it's November 2. You've made it to Seattle...
2009-07-23
515 reads
SSIS Expressions Basics
For those that are new to SSIS, using expressions may seem very foreign and unpleasant. Not only is it a...
2009-07-23
862 reads
The Kindle Flack
There have been so many reports and debates about the Kindle debacle in the news. I saw an interesting one...
2009-07-23
1,227 reads
Watch Your Repairs
Apparently PC repair people have learned a few things from auto mechanics of the past. A news group in the...
2009-07-23
618 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
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...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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