After Event Party Location Announced for SQLSaturday#3 in Jacksonville
From the SQLSaturday event site:
AFTER EVENT PARTY ANNOUNCED! Our after event party will be held at 7 Bridges Grille beginning...
2008-04-07
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Blog Posts
Heroes Happen Here Charlotte, NC Launch Tomorrow (April 8, 2008)
The Heroes Happen Here launch event for Charlotte, NC is tomorrow. It looks like there are still registration slots open:
Heroes...
2008-04-07
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Link: April Fools Joke on Jonathan Schwarz of Sun
Absolutely worth watching.
http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/the_video
2008-04-07
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SQL Compare 7 Beta
Red Gate's schema comparison tool, SQL Compare, is in beta for the newest version, SQL Compare 7. You can find...
2008-04-07
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Thoughts on Database Mail
I suspect few would argue that database mail in SQL 2005 is a huge improvement over the mail system in...
2008-04-07
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A Note on sp_updatestats
In SQL 2000 when you run sp_updatestats it's the equivalent of running UPDATE STATISTICS on each table, forcing the update...
2008-04-06
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Jacksonville SQLSaturday less than a month away!
The SQLSaturday in Jacksonville, Florida, will be held May 3, 2008. I'm on track now to give two security based...
2008-04-05
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SQL Server Forensics Book
I logged into Safari today to download some chapters I want to be able to review when I'm offline. I...
2008-04-05
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Changing Dynamics on a Project Team
MVP Andy Leonard has written a nice post about how the dynamics changed on a project team. Most of it...
2008-04-04
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Configuring SPN for SQL Server Browser service
Going through the Microsoft KnowledgeBase updates, I saw this one:
An SPN for the SQL Server Browser service is required when...
2008-04-04
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Blogs
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
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I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Finding the Next Sequence Value: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
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I've read a few posts regarding what we use to design DB models and...
Auto Update Statistics not triggering on filtered indexes
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I created a SQL Database in Azure Portal but I've just noticed it also...
Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers