StreamInsight
This is one of my favorite technologies for SQL Server 2008 R2. This session was from Torsten Grabs, the program...
2010-06-07
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Interactive Sort Order using Reporting Services 2008
Sorting results in a tabular style report is a common request from business users. Sometimes, they want to see the...
2010-06-07
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TechEd 2010 – Monday Morning
One of the nice unplanned parts of the trip was walking out the front door of the hotel to realize...
2010-06-07
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Teched 2010 – Sunday Part 2
Checkin at TechEd was fast, people were moving through very quickly. Photo ID required, get your badge, and then down...
2010-06-07
315 reads
Professional Development Event:Taking Control of Your Career
This is just a reminder that this month’s Professional Development virtual chapter meeting we have MVP, PASS Board member, and...
2010-06-07
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Master Data Services
You need consistent, reliable data. You want data that you can trust.
This is usually data about your transactions, slowly changing...
2010-06-07
550 reads
TechEd 2010 – Sunday
Flew out of Orlando Sunday morning via Southwest. It was my first time flying SW, I usually go with whoever...
2010-06-07
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TechEd 2010 Opening Keynote
It’s a zoo.
Once again wifi sucks, sitting in the keynote room, unable to join the wireless network and get a...
2010-06-07
353 reads
Cannot Connect to SQL Server
I recently installed a new SQL Server 2008 instance on a brand new Windows 2008 R2. When I tried to...
2010-06-07
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 17
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-06-07
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Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
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Escaping Strings
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Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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