What Did You Learn at PASS?
PASS has a contest going to capture some of the great stories we know are out there - the ones that...
2009-06-08
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Blog Posts
When Did My Database Files Grow?
You have a default server instance for SQL Server, you think that your database files grew last night, and you...
2009-06-08
451 reads
SQL Saturday 14 - Pensacola
I’ve just arrived home from a quick trip to Pensacola to speak at SQL Saturday 14 in Pensacola, FL. I’m...
2009-06-07
1,337 reads
SSC, more than a Forum, it is a Community
I recently posted a poll on SQLServerCentral.com asking what sites people tended to frequent. So far, there haven't been a...
2009-06-07
1,609 reads
Pensacola, FL SQL Saturday a Great Success
Rodney Landrum, SQL Server MVP, and Karla Remail, coordinator of the Pensacola SQL Saturday, give out prizes at the conclusion...
2009-06-06
1,118 reads
SQL Saturday Pensacola
I just returned from another great SQL Saturday event today. Rodney Landrum and Karla Remail put together a great event...
2009-06-06
1,151 reads
Interesting SPAM
I’ve been Twittering about some of these, but I thought I’d condense a few for some fun today. First, a...
2009-06-05
516 reads
A Practical Electric Sedan?
We’re getting closer. Coda is planning on selling a 4 door sedan in CA next year for $45k ($10k tax...
2009-06-04
455 reads
Advanced SSIS Interview Questions
I wrote a blog about a year ago that gave some tips on basic interview questions that you may run...
2009-06-04
3,796 reads
Moron's Guide to SSIS : Episode 1 - Introduction to the Environment
Today Pragmatic Works release it’s first comedic training video featuring Dustin Ryan as “Dustin” and Brian Knight as “Gary” Dustin’s boss. ...
2009-06-04
621 reads
Blogs
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...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Optimism Without Illusion or Why AI Needs Blunt Technologists
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optimism Without Illusion or Why...
SSIS with VS2022 64/32 issue with Excel files
Hi all, I'm trying to do classic scenario for loading multiple Excel files into...
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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