Human Data Quality
Disclaimer: I read and speak one language, having failed pretty well at learning Latin, Spanish, and then Japanese in my...
2009-04-22
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Blog Posts
Internal Outsourcing
We'll all heard about or lived with outsourcing, and hopefully we know it's good and bad. Outsourcing the janitorial services...
2009-04-22
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PASS Connector Editorial for April 22, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-04-22
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Thoughts on SSC Blog Site Improvement
I have been reading blogs from various sources, such as blogs on SSC, and on sqlblog.com etc. However on all...
2009-04-22
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Bonuses – Once a Year
I worked at a company that had a yearly bonus. Actually I’ve worked at a few companies, but this one...
2009-04-21
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Brand <> Reputation?
I was reading a book recently and it equated brand with reputation. My first thought was "aha", that brand is...
2009-04-21
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FedEx'ing Easter Eggs
My wife has had a hard week. Actually a few weeks where she's worked a lot of hours, lots of...
2009-04-21
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Register A Server More Than Once In SSMS
In yesterday's post about using SQL 2008 Express as a Central Management Server I mentioned that you can't register a...
2009-04-21
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SQL Server Security Basics: Logins vs. Users
When I discuss SQL Server security, one of the basic concepts I concentrate on is the difference between logins and...
2009-04-21
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SQLSaturday #14 in Pensacola Update
Karla just emailed that the schedule is set, details at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/schedule.aspx, but to save you time here are the speakers...
2009-04-21
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Blogs
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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