A Week of Books - Part 3
I'm still finishing up two books that I'll mention today. Most non-technical books I read straight through, anything technical/learning based...
2008-12-17
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Blog Posts
A Week of Books - Part 4
Magazines today instead of books, but hopefully you'll count that as close enough to my theme of the week. I...
2008-12-17
540 reads
Dos and Don'ts for Projecting a Professional Image on the Internet
In a previous blog post, I suggested that less than professional content, that you or others post on the Internet...
2008-12-17
1,163 reads
Is Your Internet Activity Hurting Your DBA Career?
I have been active on the Internet for 15 years, and during that time I have left a long trail...
2008-12-17
1,069 reads
Jumpstart TV SQL Server security videos on-line
Back in October I had the opportunity to work with Andy Warren and do a series of SQL Server security...
2008-12-17
1,401 reads
Microsoft’s First iPhone Application
Can you believe it? Microsoft has just released an iPhone application for the first time and I doubt it will...
2008-12-17
2,051 reads
The Best Thing About The Kindle
You might think it's the e-ink screen. It's not.
You might think it's the ability to carry around hundreds of books...
2008-12-17
861 reads
Investing In Your Career
I saw this blog from Jeffrey Yao on investing in your career, and thought it would be a great editorial....
2008-12-16
818 reads
Kindle Update - Encouraging the Kids
I remember when each of my boys started to read a lot. There was a time when both of them...
2008-12-16
767 reads
SQL Quiz Part 2 - Career Challenges
Another diabolical idea of Chris Shaw. I'm actually late to the game because I got tagged a week ago by...
2008-12-16
985 reads
Blogs
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...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
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Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI
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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