Passed The 70-251 Microsoft Exam
I took the final, non-BI Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Certification Exam on Friday, so now I have finished all of...
2009-08-11
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The Joy of Data Modelling.
You may think that the task of teasing out the exact nature
of the data and processes within a company...
2009-08-11
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Does File Exist Check in SSIS
A very common need in SSIS is to check to see if a file exist before you run what could be...
2009-08-11
15,186 reads
Review: Motorola H710 Headset
Last week I posted about getting a new bluetooth speakerphone, so I thought I’d follow up with some notes about...
2009-08-11
522 reads
Data Theft
Is employee data theft on the rise? I saw this blog post on the subject, but I had to take...
2009-08-11
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Journey to trouble-shoot Error 5042 (cannot remove a file xxx because it is not empty)
I was working on a table partition management task yesterday. The table is partitioned on a datetime column, and each...
2009-08-10
8,963 reads
Interview on SQLAuthority.com
Well-known Indian SQL MVP Pinal Dave has posted a short interview he did with me recently. Pinal is the founder...
2009-08-10
570 reads
Why Use Named Pipes?
The other day a colleague and I were shadowing a vendor who was installing their 3rd party application on a...
2009-08-10
24,683 reads
Notes on SQLSaturday #16
I went down to Miramar Fri morning, taking the loooong drive from Sarasota across Alligator Alley on I-75. Miles of...
2009-08-10
492 reads
Adding Multiple Columns to a Table With a Single T-SQL Statement
You know, I believe the old saying, “If you don’t use it you will lose it”. Well, I write a...
2009-08-10
82,588 reads
Blogs
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...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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