Analytic Functions – PERCENTILE_CONT / PERCENTILE_DISC
This post is part of the series discussing the new Analytic functions in SQL Server “Denali”, CTP3.
Analytic Functions in SQL...
2011-09-22
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A Discussion of SQL Server-Related Topics
Analytic Functions – CUME_DIST / PERCENT_RANK
This post is part of the series discussing the new Analytic functions in SQL Server “Denali”, CTP3.
Analytic Functions in SQL...
2011-09-20
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Presenting Banish RBAR! to Hampton Roads UG
On Wednesday, Sept 21, 2011 at 6:30pm EST, I’ll be presenting Banish RBAR! to the Hampton Roads SQL Server User...
2011-09-19
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Analytic Functions – FIRST_VALUE / LAST_VALUE
This post is part of the series discussing the new Analytic functions in SQL Server “Denali”, CTP3.
Analytic Functions in SQL...
2011-09-15
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Analytic Functions – LAG / LEAD
This post is part of the series discussing the new Analytic functions in SQL Server “Denali”, CTP3.
Analytic Functions in SQL...
2011-09-13
3,415 reads
Analytic Functions – Overview
?This post is the first post in a series discussing the new Analytic functions in SQL Server “Denali”, CTP3, and...
2011-09-13
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Presenting Banish RBAR! at Richmond SQL UG
On Thursday, Sept 8, 2011 at 6:30pm EST, I’ll be presenting Banish RBAR! to the Richmond SQL Server User Group....
2011-09-07
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Presenting at Curacao SQL UG
On Thursday, Sept 1, 2011 at 7:15pm EST, I’ll be presenting via LiveMeeting to the Curacao SQL Server User Group....
2011-08-31
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Running totals in “Denali” CTP3
One of the things that I’m the most excited about in “Denali” CTP3 is the enhancements to the OVER clause....
2011-08-23
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ORDER BY Clause with clustered index
One thing that I have seen repeatedly is that (too) many people believe that if you have a clustered index...
2011-08-20
1,968 reads
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PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
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Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers