ISNULL() VS. COALESCE()
There are a lot of arguments about which of these to use. In my opinion, they both have their place. ...
2010-02-11
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POTW Webcast with Kevin Kline
Today I'll be tagging along with Kevin Kline for the Quest Pain of the Week webcast. We'll be talking about...
2010-02-11
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Growing the Pool of SQL Server Speakers
In a nutshell, I’m interested in growing and diversifying the pool of speakers that focus on SQL Server. You might...
2010-02-11
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A Tale Of Two Execution (Updated)
Update: Scroll to the bottom for more information added after originally posting.
Earlier this week a coworker asked me for help...
2010-02-10
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Negotiating Salary for a New Job
Slightly off topic, but I’m adding this one to the Modern Resume blog since I think it’s something to be...
2010-02-10
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Notes from the February 2010 oPASS Meeting
Really rainy in Orlando today, traffic is horrible. We had a higher than usual number of RSVP’s for the meeting,...
2010-02-10
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February OPASS Meeting Recap
Introduction
Last night we had our February OPASS meeting with Ron Dameron (@RonDBA) presenting on Database Hardening using PowerShell. We broadcast...
2010-02-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #3: Database Relationships
In my first T-SQL Tuesday submission I thought I'd mention something that we often take for granted when working with...
2010-02-10
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SQLSaturday #43 Announced!
Greg Larsen is hosting SQLSaturday in Redmond, WA again this year, this time on June 12, 2009. Call for speakers...
2010-02-10
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Round Two of Insert Benchmark Tests
After seemingly exhausting my physical file layout and instance configuration options in Round One of testing, I decided to “throw...
2010-02-09
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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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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