SQL Book Review
Recently I received a new opportunity via email. Steve Jones at SQLServerCentral sent me an email to see if I...
2010-05-21
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Moving On
My oldest son graduates high school today. After a long journey, he’s the first of my wife’s and my three...
2010-05-21
699 reads
Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 12
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-05-21
398 reads
Ask for something and when you get it no one uses it
There was a time when almost every Chapter leader were asking PASS to find a place where the leaders can...
2010-05-21
404 reads
Book Review: Currencies That Buy Credibility
I ordered a copy of Currencies That Buy Credibility ($14 @ Amazon) after a comment from author Tom Wanek on Twitter...
2010-05-21
546 reads
PASS Update #32 (Spring Event & May 2010 Minutes)
If you download the May 2010 minutes of the Board meeting (login required) you’ll see that we devoted an entire...
2010-05-21
598 reads
Plagiarized or Copied
Today I ran into an interesting website. While I was trying to locate information concerning a SQL Saturday event, I...
2010-05-20
720 reads
Plagiarized
Today I ran into an interesting website. While I was trying to locate information concerning a SQL Saturday event, I...
2010-05-20
541 reads
What 5 things should SQL Server get rid of?
Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter) recently kicked off this meme by listing the 5 things he thinks SQL Server should get rid of....
2010-05-20
935 reads
Using PATINDEX to Split Column Data
A colleague of mine received an Excel file that he needed to load into a table for future lookup values....
2010-05-20
1,194 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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