Spring in Florida
The first sign of spring in Florida is the leaves falling from the oak trees. Tons of leaves, leaves everywhere,...
2014-02-27
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Let’s Talk Query Tuning
I spend quite a bit of time writing about query tuning on this blog. I’ve written (re-written and am actively...
2014-02-27
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SQL Server sample databases
Here are some places on the web where you can find sample databases for SQL Server. It's nice to have...
2014-02-27
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Thinking with Data by Max Shron
DISCLAIMER
I recently enrolled myself in the O’Reilly Blogger Review program, which basically allows me to get one O’Reilly eBook for...
2014-02-27
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Issue with sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats in SQL Server 2012
I’d be struggling to remember a week where I hadn’t run a query against the dmv sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats to find unused...
2014-03-10 (first published: 2014-02-27)
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Dude, where’s my Power Map?
If you haven’t noticed lately, Power Map has gone into General Availability as of 25 of February 2014. It comes...
2014-03-06 (first published: 2014-02-26)
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Colorado SQL Events for March 2014
SQL Meetings are training events for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please note that...
2014-02-26
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Acadiana SQL Server User Group - Introduction to SQL Server Security Principals and Permissions
Great crowd last night and a great job by organizers Glenda Gable and Jill Joubert for the very first meeting...
2014-02-26
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Tell Me How I’m Doing: A Fable About the Importance of Giving Feedback
I read a lot of blogs using BlogTrottr as my inbox delivery mechanism, but it has been quite a while since I’ve...
2014-02-26
658 reads
SQL Intersection, Spring 2014
I am terribly jazzed to be involved with this amazing event, SQL Intersection. It’s featuring some truly amazing speakers presenting...
2014-03-04 (first published: 2014-02-26)
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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