A quicker way than using count(*)
A quick little tip I found a couple of years ago. Ever use the count(*) syntax and it takes forever...
2011-05-09
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James Serra's Blog
The best IT job boards
There are three job boards that I use: Dice, Monster, and LinkedIn. I prefer Dice by far, since it has...
2011-05-06
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SSIS package runs fine until put in a job
I see this issue pop up every now and then: A developer creates an SSIS package in BIDS and gets...
2011-05-04
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What to blog about?
As I mentioned in my first post, I thought it would be real difficult to think of things to blog...
2011-05-02
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Antivirus solutions that are free
So my sister called me the other day to tell me she has a message on her laptop that said...
2011-04-29
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What name should I call myself?
In creating this blog, I was thinking about using some catchy name for myself. Something with “DBA” in it. However,...
2011-04-27
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Welcome To Machine
Hello World. Stardate 1513.1. After reading that, if you know what I am referring to, you are a tech-head and...
2011-04-25
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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