SQLSaturday Tampa 2020 (On Leap Day!)
Feb 29, 2020 is the date for SQLSaturday Tampa, number 951. The call for speakers is open through January 10th, so you don’t have much time to get something...
2019-12-27
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday 121 – Gifts received – Summary
I got several responses for the last T-SQL Tuesday of the year that am honored to host. My topic was to blog on whatever you considered to be a...
2019-12-27 (first published: 2019-12-12)
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Understanding Azure Geo-Redundant Storage
While at PASS Summit 2019, I gave a session on designing Azure Disaster Recovery Strategies for the Data Platform. In that session, I talked about Azure storage and the...
2019-12-27 (first published: 2019-12-13)
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Xmas tree in T-SQL
This is a very simple version of a Xmas tree using T-SQL, also is a good example to learn how recursive CTE works.So, if you are in front of...
2019-12-27
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Xmas tree in T-SQL
This is a very simple version of a Xmas tree using T-SQL, also is a good example to learn how recursive CTE works.So, if you are in front of...
2019-12-27
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Audit Index Changes
This article shows a method to audit for index changes. The weak link in a solution such as this really boils down to the requirement that the solution needs...
2019-12-26
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Audit Index Changes
This article shows a method to audit for index changes. The weak link in a solution such as this really boils down to the requirement that the solution needs...
2019-12-26
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Azure Synapse Analytics & Power BI performance
With two new relational database features (Result-set caching and Materialized Views) just GA’d in Azure Synapse Analytics (formally called Azure SQL Data Warehouse), it makes for some very compelling reporting...
2019-12-26 (first published: 2019-12-12)
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Reflection on Talking at SQLSaturday Charlotte About Mental Health
On December 7, I did a session on mental illness and mental health problems being more common in IT than you think. Before the event the PASS WIT Virtual...
2019-12-26 (first published: 2019-12-11)
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Find Index Create Date
This article shows a quick script to help determine indexes that were created recently. This script will help you out of rough spot and help reduce the chance of...
2019-12-25
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Blogs
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
Tip: Expanding a SQL statement
In all recent versions of the database you can call DBMS_UTILITY.EXPAND_SQL_TEXT to get the...
AI Helps Me with My Sloppiness
By Steve Jones
I type fairly well. Well, I type fast, but I do wear out a...
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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