Unicode, Emojis and Databases Oh My!
Explore an easy method to create a table of all unicode (and emoji) characters to store within your database environment. This easy solution can save you a significant amount...
2020-01-06
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Blog Posts
When Too Much is Not a Good Thing
Explore how to avoid unwanted results that oft occur due to lack of attention to detail, use of internet examples, misunderstanding of the requirements; and always from granting way...
2020-01-06 (first published: 2019-12-13)
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Creative XE Sessions – Funky Data
Playing around with emojis in a database is a fun endeavor. Not only is it fun to play with for personal growth, but it does have some business advantages.
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2020-01-04
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Creative XE Sessions – Funky Data
Playing around with emojis in a database is a fun endeavor. Not only is it fun to play with for personal growth, but it does have some business advantages.
Related...
2020-01-04
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Creative XE Sessions – Funky Data
Playing around with emojis in a database is a fun endeavor. Not only is it fun to play with for personal growth, but it does have some business advantages.
Related...
2020-01-04
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Checking SSIS Variable Values During Runtime
As anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knows, I’m a big fan of using dynamic configurations, including SSIS parameters variables, to make my ETL architectures as...
2020-01-03 (first published: 2019-12-21)
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Creative Extended Event Sessions
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Sometimes, a picture for an event session just may be able to say it better than 50-60 letters used to try...
2020-01-03
250 reads
Creative Extended Event Sessions
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? Sometimes, a picture for an event session just may be able to say it better than 50-60 letters used to try...
2020-01-03
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!! Yes, I know it was two days ago but I’m still pseudo-on-vacation-not-really so just another simple blog post wishing you prosperity, health, and good tidings this...
2020-01-03
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SQLSaturday Orlando Notes – The Five Hats
I want to wrap up the notes on SQLSaturday by writing about my approach to managing events that I’ve evolved at SQLSaturday but definitely applies to most events and...
2020-01-03 (first published: 2019-12-16)
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Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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