Delayed gratification
Call me odd, but I enjoy taking certification tests. It may be that I've always tested well, or perhaps it's...
2008-07-20
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Blog Posts
Why Are Stored Procedures Too Hard?
Recently I was going through the buy or build process on a small segment of functionality needed for a project,...
2008-07-20
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Patching
Probably the least enjoyable thing about being a DBA is patching servers. We received the bad news in the July MS...
2008-07-19
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Follow Up Notes on the Custom Whiteboard
A few months back I posted about our latest whiteboard and I thought I'd report back with an update. Initially...
2008-07-17
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JSSUG Speaking Event: Reporting Services 2008
We had a great group of about 35 people last night at the JSSUG (Jacksonville SQL Server User Group) meeting....
2008-07-17
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Tools
Below is a list of various tools I use, some SQL related and some not. Follow the links to my...
2008-07-17
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Comments on Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans by Grant Fitchey
Long time SSC participant Grant Fitchey has published a great book on reading/understanding execution plans. I finally had the chance...
2008-07-16
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Reminder - Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting - July 17 - MVP John Welch
The Midlands PASS Chapter hosts:
SQL Server MVP John Welch
July 17, 2008 at Training Concepts
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold a...
2008-07-16
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SQL Server 2008: Implementation and Maintenance, Beta Exam
I signed up for the SS2K8 beta exam, the maintenance and implementation one, and had it scheduled for this morning....
2008-07-16
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Find all views created on a table
USE ADVENTUREWORKS;-- You can use any kind of database that you have
GO
--Procedure that shows all views created on a table,...
2008-07-15
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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