Give Back: Donate Your Hair for Children in Need
While this will remain a primarily technical blog, one thing I'm going to try and add is each Saturday I'll...
2008-05-16
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Blog Posts
FlyClear, Privacy, and Time
Recently I signed up for the FlyClear program (www.flyclear.com), a registered traveler program. Over the past year I've been travelling...
2008-05-15
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Midlands PASS May Meeting - Speaker Brian Knight
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Speaker: SQL Server MVP Brian Knight
The Midlands PASS chapter will hold a special meeting on...
2008-05-15
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The Little Things
This year I've been lucky enough to have been offered some prizes or promotions from a few different companies for...
2008-05-15
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A Display Challenge
I've grown to like the presenter view in Powerpoint 2007; let's me navigate easily, and more important, lets me easily...
2008-05-13
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The CLR
Some very interesting responses to my CLR editorial today including some good details that I haven't seen elsewhere. I'm still...
2008-05-13
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Visiting Boston This Week
I get busy and usually forget to post when I'm out and about, but for once I've remembered. I'll be...
2008-05-11
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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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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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Blogs
ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
By Brian Kelley
If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
A Fabric solution can be very cost effective
By ChrisJenkins
Are you currently using Microsoft Fabric or considering migrating to it? If so, there...
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
By SQLPals
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
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Before Using AI with Business Data, Read This
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly becoming part of daily business operations, from document analysis...
Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
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Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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