My Favorite SSMS Shortcut (After Copy/Paste)
If there's one keyboard shortcut I use more than any other (with the exception of copy and paste) it would be the ALT + highlight multi-line edit/block selection shortcut.
Let's...
2017-11-28
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Bert Wagner
Does The Join Order of My Tables Matter?
Photo by pan xiaozhen on UnsplashI had a great question submitted to me (thank you Brandman!) that I thought would make for a...
2017-11-21
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Does The Join Order of My Tables Matter?
I had a great question submitted to me (thank you Brandman!) that I thought would make for a good blog post:
...I've been wondering if it really matters from a...
2017-11-21
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How to Search Stored Procedures and Ad-Hoc Queries
Photo by Louis Blythe on UnsplashHave you ever wanted to find something that was referenced in the body of a SQL query?
Maybe you...
2017-11-14
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How to Search Stored Procedures and Ad-Hoc Queries
Have you ever wanted to find something that was referenced in the body of a SQL query?
Maybe you need to know what queries you will have to modify for...
2017-11-14
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4 Common Misconceptions About SQL Injection Attacks
Photo by Jaanus Jagomägi on UnsplashInterested in learning more about SQL injection attacks, including how to prevent them? Attend my online webcast on...
2017-11-07
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4 Common Misconceptions About SQL Injection Attacks
Photo by Jaanus Jagomägi on Unsplash
Interested in learning more about SQL injection attacks, including how to prevent them? Attend my online webcast on Tuesday November 14, 2017 at 1PM Eastern at the...
2017-11-07
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The Quickest Way To Get SQL Command Help
Formula One …. F1 …. Photo by Jp Valery on UnsplashEvery once in a while I discover a SQL Server Management Studio trick that’s apparently...
2017-10-31
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The Quickest Way To Get SQL Command Help
Every once in a while I discover a SQL Server Management Studio trick that's apparently been around forever but is completely new to me.
Today I want to point out...
2017-10-31
7 reads
10 Questions To Spark Conversation At Your Next SQL Event
Photo by rawpixel.com on UnsplashHere’s a word for word transcription of a conversation I’ve had a hundred times over:
“Hi I’m Bert. What do...
2017-10-24
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Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
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!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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