Preparing for PASS Summit - Networking and Events
This is my second post in a series which I hope will help you (and me!) prepare for the upcoming PASS Summit November 4-8, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.
Networking, Networking!...
2019-10-14
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Blog Posts
SQL Homework – October 2019 – Code review (self and peer)
Every database person I’ve ever met writes at least some code at some point in their career. That code might ... Continue reading
2019-10-14 (first published: 2019-10-02)
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T-SQL Tuesday: Changing my mind
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by my friend across the pond – Alex Yates. Alex has a fantastic topic for us to blog about – he asks us...
2019-10-14 (first published: 2019-10-08)
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"Think Like a Certification Exam" at the PASS Marathon!
Thanks to the 56 of you who joined and actively answered my nerdy sample cert exam questions in the #PASSMarathon webinar "Think Like a Certification Exam" today. Ya'll had...
2019-10-11
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Azure Fundamentals 12th December
Certified Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900 1 day Web based Course - 12th December 2019
Its been a big few of weeks here at gethynellis.com. We've been accepted onto the UK...
2019-10-11
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Interview with Joe Sack
This is the seventh interview we have done. This time our guest is Joe Sack! Joe is Principal Program Manager for Azure SQL Database with a focus on query...
2019-10-11 (first published: 2019-10-03)
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Using 3rd party tools. T-SQL Tuesday #119
It’s that time again! Alex Yates (b/t) has asked us to discuss a time in tech when we’ve changed our ... Continue reading
2019-10-11 (first published: 2019-10-08)
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#PowershellBasics: Powershell vs Powershell Core
I’m taking a Powershell class this week and I have to say the teacher is one of the best I’ve ... Continue reading
2019-10-10
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Communicating Effectively at the Workplace
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #119 prompt by Alex Yates. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-10-10 (first published: 2019-10-08)
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Cool Stuff in Snowflake – Part 10: RATIO_TO_REPORT
I’m doing a little series on some of the nice features/capabilities in Snowflake (the cloud data warehouse). In each part, I’ll highlight something that I think it’s interesting enough to...
2019-10-10 (first published: 2019-10-02)
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Blogs
Excellent article on securing msdb
By Brian Kelley
Fabiano Amorim has written an excellent article at Simple Talk on securing msdb. Here's...
T-SQL Tuesday #201: Temp Tables
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, which I am grateful for. So many...
When Do You Reach For A #temp Table?
I needed to do some research because there is more to #temp tables than...
Forums
Return all intermediate members of a recursive CTE?
I wrote a recursive CTE to determine employee levels... but what if I wanted...
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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