New MySQL Entry Level Certification
Last week I received an email indicating that MySQL had made available an entry level certification, the Certified MySQL Associate....
2007-07-16
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Blog Posts
QOD Day
Quite a few complaints on the QOD section from last week, mostly justified. A couple I had to defend, which...
2007-07-16
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The meaning of Database Administrator
In two blogs I follow, Andy Leonard's blog on SQLBlogs.com and Sheeri Kritzer's The MySQL She-BA, the question of what...
2007-07-16
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SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Templates and Styles
Ever wanted to change the default template and style for the Reporting Services Wizard? Just think how much time this...
2007-07-15
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Beta Testing
I'm not big on beta testing, or at least haven't been for a number of
years because I can't afford the...
2007-07-13
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Buy a $10 Raffle Ticket to Help Katie
Not a happy story, but if you've got a child I suspect it will be easy to decide to buy...
2007-07-12
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The Business of Software
It's interesting being at a software company, especially one that's
building on another platform. I've never done this before, having
worked for...
2007-07-12
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Working in solitude
If you've spent much time at all reading Steve Jones's blog posts and SSC editorials, you quickly glean that he...
2007-07-12
1,480 reads
Reminder: Midlands PASS Chapter Meeting Tomorrow Night
What: Midlands PASS Chapter July Meeting
Where: Training Concepts (250 Berryhill Road, Suite 502, Columbia, SC)
When: 6:15-8:00 PM
Speaker: SQL Server MVP...
2007-07-11
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Upgrade or Wait
Lots of debate and disagreement on my recommendation to wait for SQL
Server 2008 instead of upgrading to SQL Server 2005...
2007-07-11
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Blogs
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Solving SQL Server Mysteries with a Whole Gang of Sleuths -Scooby Dooing Episode 4
One thing I’ve always loved about the Scooby-Doo cartoon is that he never solved...
Forums
SQL Server 2025 Jobs
Hello SQL Server 2022 16.0.4212.1 running on a Windows Server 2025 Std,V 24H2, SO...
how to optimise whole database full of table and sp in one go using githubcopilo
i have subscription of github copilot which i can access in vs 2022 comunity...
Password Guidance
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Question of the Day
Using table variables in T-SQL
What happens if you run the following code in SQL Server 2022+?
declare @t1 table (id int); insert into @t1 (id) values (NULL), (1), (2), (3); select count(*) from @t1 where @t1.id is distinct from NULL;See possible answers