Possible interview questions for Intern/Junior DBA or Developer
I wrote these questions thinking about what some basic t-sql statements that I would want to see if I were...
2008-05-10
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Blog Posts
A View Variable
I saw that Erland Sommerskag posted a Connect item that asked for a "View Variable" to be added to the...
2008-05-09
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A little fun with SSIS Expression Language
The SSIS expression language is a powerful yet enigmatic entity. Once you get used to its syntax - which is part...
2008-05-08
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Follow Up Notes on SQLSaturday #3
Our most recent SQLSaturday went well, but there is always room for improvement. Here are my notes from this event:
The...
2008-05-08
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Kindle Research - Procs and Cons with the Sony Reader
After the editorial on the Kindle, which got quite a few responses, I've continued to look around and research things....
2008-05-08
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ACM, 5 Year Anniversary, and Customer Service
Time moves by and I was surprised to get a coffee mug in the mail from ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)...
2008-05-07
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Thoughts on SQL Saturday in Jacksonville
I was able this Saturday to head down to Jacksonville and speak at the SQL Saturday there. There were a...
2008-05-07
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One More SQL Feature Wish
It would be handy to have a checkbox/SET option/something that would tell SQL not to cache plans run in a...
2008-05-06
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Photos from SQL Saturday
Check out the photos from SQL Saturday 3 - Jacksonville:
http://tim-mitchell.spaces.live.com/
2008-05-06
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SQL Backup 5 (Red Gate)
So after many months of trudging through native SQL Server backups for new mission-critical application I'm deploying, I have decided...
2008-05-06
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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...
Forums
The Power of Data and Privacy
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What's the Date?
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Two New Shortcuts for Fabric Lakehouse Developers: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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