SP2
Mentioned by Tim Mitchell, but SP2 is out.
Seems more like enhancements to make things smoother and lots of changes in...
2007-02-20
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Blog Posts
SQL Server SP2 released
Today, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005. Though mostly a series of fixes for minor issues, there...
2007-02-19
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Microsoft SQL Server certification
A few weeks ago I was engaged in a useful discussion about the merits of getting certified on Microsoft SQL...
2007-02-18
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Daylight Saving Time and SQL Server
If you're in the United States, chances are you've already heard about Daylight Saving Time (DST) occurring 3 weeks early...
2007-02-13
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Midlands PASS Site Online
I have put the Midlands PASS site online temporarily at Truth Solutions. You can reach it here:
http://www.truthsolutions.com/MidlandsPASS/
The slides from Paul...
2007-02-12
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Guest Editorial Week
I've been writing the editorials for over two years now and it's become an almost daily part of my life....
2007-02-11
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Midlands PASS February Meeting Postponed
We are postponing
due to the weather. Training Concepts has shut down for the day due to the wintry
mix....
2007-02-01
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Tools: ApexSQL Edit wins SQL Server Editor's Choice award
I meant to blog on this last month but work has been just a touch short of insane. I like...
2007-01-31
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For those just starting out with SSIS
Having cut my teeth on SQL Server 2000, I had some (but not a lot) of DTS experience. Recently I...
2007-01-30
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Jim Gray Missing
Jim Gray is missing at sea. A sad day for database professionals and Mr. Gray's family. He is reporting missing...
2007-01-30
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
Forums
String_agg not working as needed
I'm trying to get this string_agg to put all the 'comments' into one result...
Vectors in SQL Server 2025
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Odd Sequences
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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