Three Ways to Create a Temp Table
Taking it back to SQL 101 today because I recently saw something that floored me. I’m a big fan of temp tables. I use ‘em all over the place...
2020-06-23
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FLX SQL
Speaking at SQL Saturday Albany
For the second consecutive year, I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Albany 2020 on July 25th, 2020. I will be presenting “Keys to a Healthy Relationship with SQL...
2020-06-16
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T-SQL Tuesday #127 - Non-SQL Tips & Tricks
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community blogger each month, and this month Kenneth Fisher (blog | twitter) asks us for non-SQL tips &...
2020-06-09
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Home Office Desk Evolution
Setting up a home office can be a daunting task. Doubly so when you don’t get an opportunity to plan it out and you have to set things up...
2020-06-02
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Checking for SQL Server Updates with dbatools
It turns out I was doing this all wrong for months. For the longest time, I’ve been checking my SQL Server instances to see what needs patching with Test-DbaBuild...
2021-04-26 (first published: 2020-04-28)
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Checking for SQL Server Updates with dbatools
It turns out I was doing this all wrong for months.
For the longest time, I’ve been checking my SQL Server instances to see what needs patching with Test-DbaBuild from...
2020-04-28
68 reads
Remote Work Resources
We’re at least five weeks into this thing here in New York and while there are some encouraging signs, it’s more likely than not that “non-essential” workers aren’t at...
2020-04-21
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SQL Saturday Organizer Q&A
A little while ago, Ray Kim (blog | twitter) asked a few folks who organize SQL Saturday events a few questions for his blog. The results are in and...
2020-04-09
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COVID-19 - Work & Life Changes, How We're Coping
Settle in folks, this is a long, rambling post.
As this goes live, it’s been about three weeks since my abrupt switch from driving to the office every day to...
2020-04-06
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User Defined Types and Temp Tables Gotcha
This tripped me up a few weeks ago, but once I stopped and thought about for a moment it made total sense. I was trying to copy some data...
2020-04-02
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Blogs
Prepping for Certification, Part 4 of 4
By Brian Kelley
In Parts 1-3, I covered how I prepare for a certification exam. In this...
Flyway Tips: Automation Assistance in Flyway Desktop
By Steve Jones
I was chatting with the product managers at Flyway and one asked me whether...
The Benefits of Teaching
By Brian Kelley
Even preparing for a class or seminar with set materials takes a lot of...
Forums
Help! MEMORY_ALLOCATION_EXT wait stalls
Hi I have an overnight process that moves allot of claims records Been working...
Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey with dbt (Data Build Tool) on SQL Server
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Putting the Player with the Number
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Question of the Day
Putting the Player with the Number
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
DECLARE @player varchar(20) = 'Bo Nix', @num VARCHAR = '10' SELECT @player || @numSee possible answers