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
2,664 reads
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
1,445 reads
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
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
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...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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SQL Art, Part 3: Happy Easter Fun in SSMS
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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