Is Documentation Dying?
The BOL for SQL Server 2005 has been interesting to read. On one hand there is a more comprehensive approach...
2006-03-24
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Blog Posts
Blue Hat
Microsoft had their Blue Hat security conference recently, inviting hackers to take their shots at the Microsoft products. Mostly security...
2006-03-16
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Rights within the database
This is a follow-on to my post What are the actual rights?
First and foremost, I want to include membership in...
2006-03-14
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What are the actual rights?
One of the things I've started to work on are some scripts to quickly
be able to pull what a user's...
2006-03-14
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First Impressions of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
I received a copy of Professional SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
a few weeks back from Kathi. Because of illness and...
2006-03-13
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Tool Updates
Catching up on recent updates for tools I've looked at and/or recommended.
SQL Server Tools:
PromptSQL is now up to version 1.4....
2006-03-13
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Microsoft MVP Program
I think anyone who posts actively in the various on-line forums for
Microsoft products (such as SSC.com) hopes one day to...
2006-02-23
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Picking Things Apart
One of the challenges in writing about a new version of SQL Server is
finding out information, especially for the less...
2006-02-20
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Mavericks don't make it
One of the blogs I most enjoy reading is Life Beyond Code.
This blog allows me to take off my technology...
2006-02-18
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Getting Your Arms Around It
I've been working on the "Designing a Database Consolidation Strategy" chapter of my book and it's been quite an effort....
2006-02-17
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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