Learning through gaming a SQL Server tale
I’ve been teaching my 17 yr old SQL Server and other various topics. I have quite a bit of experience...
2017-08-18 (first published: 2017-07-31)
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Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
Off Topic: Dream Car Garage: 6 Cars, $250k
I was reading Brent’s blog today and decided to make my own $250k dream car garage list. Mostly because I...
2017-07-18
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How to display more text in SSMS
Today’s blog post is going to be a short one but can be very helpful if you’re new to SQL...
2017-07-28 (first published: 2017-07-14)
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Reading the log on SQL for Linux
The SQL Server errorlog is a really helpful place to find all sorts of fun facts about your SQL Server...
2017-06-29
898 reads
1 year of blogging
It’s hard to believe but a full year has now passed as of today. It’s my blogoversery! Can that be...
2017-06-22
434 reads
Access to SQL Server is finally coming
Imagine a world where one of the software giants releases their brand new operating system and a new application architecture...
2017-06-09
1,599 reads
Time saving trick for PowerShell and CMD
Real quick and simple post for today. Having grown up with a computer since the 80’s, I can tell you...
2017-06-08
539 reads
SQL Server Monitoring: Creating your own metrics
The one and only important factor in monitoring is data. How much of x and how little of y? If...
2017-06-05
581 reads
If Clippy found his way to SSMS
Recently my wife and I were comparing Cortana with Siri. It’s sometimes fun to compare virtual assistants to see how...
2017-06-16 (first published: 2017-06-01)
2,750 reads
Not SQL: Taking a stand against scammers
If you’ve read my blog you’ll probably know that I don’t like our lack of forward thinking when it comes...
2017-05-03
538 reads
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A New Word: Dorgone
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Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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