SQL Server 2008 Books Online (January 2009 Update) Available for Download
Microsoft has just released the SQL Server 2008 Books Online (January 2009) update.
To download the 144 MB file so you...
2009-02-03
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Blog Posts
[Off Topic] Get Fit in February Developer Challenge
I’m on Day Two of the Get Fit in February Developer Challenge. This month-long competition boasts around 200 participants who...
2009-02-02
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Software East - Building a Software Business
While in Cambridge, I went to watch a panel talk about building a software business. Neil Davidson, CEO of Red...
2009-02-02
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Getting into the biz, Part 1
I’ve seen a good deal of coverage recently that is geared toward those who have recently begun a career as...
2009-02-01
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Speaking at Community Events - Time to Raise the Bar?
If you're organizing a first time community event like SQLSaturday finding speakers is one of about a hundred tasks, so...
2009-02-01
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Waiting for a SmartPhone
I’ve got a Sidekick 3 right now that works OK for me, lets me check some basic email, get texts,...
2009-01-30
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What are the Necessary Ingredients for Writing a Successful Book for New SQL Server Developers?
A number of book publishers regularly send me books, hoping that I will write a good review for them. Most...
2009-01-30
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Attend the European PASS Conference 2009 in Neuss Germany
The European PASS Conference will be held in Neuss Germany (near Düsseldorf) from April 22-24, 2009. It will include 36...
2009-01-29
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Event Reminder - South Florida Code Camp is February 7, 2009
The fifth annual South Florida Code Camp is being held on Feb 7th. They've got a huge schedule of sessions,...
2009-01-29
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New Business Cards
I ordered new business cards recently after I gave one to someone that needed to send me something and realized...
2009-01-29
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers