Incorporating Kids Into Work
I recently attended SQL Saturday #14 in Pensacola and took my daughter along. This was the third presentation she's come...
2009-06-26
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Blog Posts
Presentation materials: Intro to Analysis Services (SSAS)
I did a presentation last week for the Denver SQL Server User Group (www.DenverSQL.org) and the Colorado Springs SQL Server User Group...
2009-06-26
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An Android Update - TMobile G1
I still love my G1, and I got a pleasant surprise recently. I was out at dinner with my wife,...
2009-06-25
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Exceptional DBA Award Entries Must Be In By July 10, 2009
If you have been considering entering yourself in the Exceptional DBA Awards this year, or nominating a DBA you know,...
2009-06-25
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How to Avoid Database Restore Issues by a Simple Script Edit - A DB Restore Work-around
During the process of applying changes to a production database - let's call it Change Management (pick your ITIL or COBIT...
2009-06-25
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My Favorite Bad Movie
My favorite bad movie is The Master Gunfighter starring Tom Laughlin of Billy Jack fame. It’s a Western, and he’s...
2009-06-25
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Plug for a Cool Catalog
Ran across the Levenger site while researching laptop bags and it’s branded as ‘tools for serious readers’. Some of it...
2009-06-25
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Powershell + SMO Error Handling Tips
Allen White posted a helpful post on SMO error handling with Powershell. Actually the same concept equally applies to SMO...
2009-06-25
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Better Know A SSIS Transform – The Sort Transform
This is part 2 of my 29 part series called Better Know A SSIS Transform. Hopefully you will find the...
2009-06-24
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Dell Mini – The Follow Up
Back in January I posted about purchasing a Dell Mini 9, wanting to see what how it worked and a...
2009-06-24
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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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