Notes on the March 11, 2009 Orlando SQL Meeting
We just had our bi-monthly SQL group meeting (www.opass.org) with Kendal Van Dyke presenting The Truth About Disk Performance & Configuration,...
2009-03-16
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Authentication Modes and Surface Area Test
One of the videos I did for JumpStart TV is up on the front page:
SQL Server Authentication Modes
It is an...
2009-03-16
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SQLSaturday #12 Date Change
Had a note from Ken Starnes in Portland, the date for SQLSaturday #12 has changed to June 6th (same date...
2009-03-16
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The Public Microsoft Bridge
I have to admit, after the news of AIG bonuses over the weekend, this looks bad. In fact, it annoys...
2009-03-16
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Weeding Out Discrimination in the Workplace – A Note to Government Institutions in Quebec, and ex-Premier Bernard Landry
In response to former Quebec Premier Bernard Landry’s comments of this past week regarding the posting of Michael Sabia as...
2009-03-15
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Disconnected From Data
I was looking at Twitter the other day and saw a few of the people I follow debating the need...
2009-03-13
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Dot Net Usergroup in Montreal Presentation notes - Grouping Sets in SQL Server 2008
Yesterday evening I gave a talk about Grouping Sets in SQL 2008 thanks in part to the original front-page blog post...
2009-03-13
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Five Device Sync
Last night I was at the store with Delaney after karate and he mentioned that we needed to go pick...
2009-03-13
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Make the 2009 PASS Summit Better: Offer Your Speaking Tips to Others
This year, I was asked to participate on the PASS Program Committee Management team as the “Speaker Manager.” One of...
2009-03-13
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PASS Update #8
Last week I was in Seattle, so I decided to stay an extra day and drive up to Vancouver to...
2009-03-12
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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