User Groups, Geeks, and Puzzles
Last night we had one of bi-monthly meetings of oPASS (Orlando SQL Servers User Group) and we had a pretty...
2007-08-08
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Blog Posts
Am I a Good Customer?
Maybe not. This is a great post and cartoon from David Reed (a friend) mentioning me.
We've had some good arguements...
2007-08-07
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Professional Development Plans Article on SSC
This was fun to write. It's a subject I'm passionate about and that too few in our field seem to...
2007-08-07
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Risky Behavior
An interesting debate from one of my editorials on risk. Some great points raised by everyone, but I still think...
2007-08-07
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No More SSNS
We've dropped an acronym!
In my rounds of the blogs today, a number of people have pointed out that SQL Server...
2007-08-03
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Celko, SQL, and SQLSaturday
Big news here in Orlando is that Joe Celko will be presenting two sessions at SQLSaturday on Nov 10. Once...
2007-08-02
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Revisit What You Know - Published on SSC
The article went live earlier this week. Didn't quite accomplish what I had hoped I think, which was to point...
2007-08-02
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Katmai July 2008 CTP is Out
I'm downloading now, and you need some sort of inviation to do so, but it's available and ready for you...
2007-08-01
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Undocumented use of the Columns_Updated() function
Q I need an easy way to see if a delete transaction has fired a trigger. Do you have any...
2007-08-01
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Midlands PASS Chapter - August 2, 2007
"Database Professional Toolkit" with Brian and Jeremy
Midlands PASS Chapter - August 2, 2007 Meeting
Sponsored by Red Gate Software
The Midlands PASS Chapter...
2007-07-31
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
CMS server query & temp tables
I am annoyed. We have a CMS server that has hundreds of servers saved...
The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Problem Isn't Always Your...
Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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