Vacation... and the need for it
I have been on vacation the last week, which meant I spent the previous three weeks at work preparing to...
2007-09-10
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Blog Posts
Background Images in Reporting Services posted on SSC
I wrote this up based on some questions in our recent BI class where we spend almost a full day...
2007-09-06
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CodePlex, CodeZone, and Connect
You might have visited these already, but it's interesting to see MS diversify a bit from the standard MSDN template....
2007-09-06
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Registration is Open for SQLSaturday Orlando
It's taken a while to get here, but we're finally accepting registrations for the event. This link will take you...
2007-08-31
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Blogging on Blogs & Professional Development
Steve posted an interesting editorial on blogs at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/shwmessage.aspx?forumid=263&messageid=393904 and the follow up discussion was pretty interesting. Read that if...
2007-08-30
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Getting Random Results Posted on SSC
I previously blogged about using newid() to get random ordering and after chatting with Steve about it, decided to write...
2007-08-30
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The End of an Era
I went and cleaned out the Central Publishing Group colocation cage at Viawest. We've been there for 3 years and...
2007-08-30
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The Blogging Debate
It's an interesting debate on blogging in response to my editorial. I definitely thing blogging is worth a try. You...
2007-08-28
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Comments on the 2007 Jacksonville Code Camp
I attended for the morning and Brian attended in the afternoon and did a session as well. It was interesting...
2007-08-27
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SQLSaturday Schedule Announced
Our one day free SQL Server event is slowly gaining momentum! Draft schedule is at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/schedule.aspx. 30 sessions total and...
2007-08-27
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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