Watch my PASS Summit Session on PASS TV
I’m just returning from an amazing week at PASS Summit where I meet many of you while working our Pragmatic...
2016-11-08 (first published: 2016-10-31)
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t-sql random string generator
Note: originally published in our old blog on December 2008.
CodeProject
This is a simple stored procedure that you can use to generate a random string. You can use it...
2016-10-31
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t-sql random string generator
Note: originally published in our old blog on December 2008.
CodeProjectThis is a simple stored procedure that you can use...
2016-10-31
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A Recap of PASS Summit 2016
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. It’s time for the annual PASS Summit. Just like every year, I...
2016-10-31
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The Halloween Problem
DBA: Help me! Help me! It’s Halloween! I have a problem! Oh won’t you please help me!
Ok, so that’s really...
2016-11-07 (first published: 2016-10-31)
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Master Data Services – Database Error has Occured when Publishing Business Rule
I was preparing a demo for a session about the new features of Master Data Services in SQL Server 2016....
2016-11-04 (first published: 2016-10-31)
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PASSion Award and what it means to me
2016 is going to be a special year in my life. There was an article on Oscar awards a while...
2016-11-04 (first published: 2016-10-31)
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Thank you to @MrDenny
I wanted to take a quick moment to thank Denny Cherry for selecting me for Speaker Idol this year.
For...
2016-10-29
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PowerBi and API – Visualising my Checkins
For my own amusement and also to show my wife where I have been I use the Swarm check-in app...
2016-11-03 (first published: 2016-10-29)
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PASS Summit 2016 Recap
It has been a fantastic week here in Seattle at the annual PASS Summit. I’ve spent the last five days...
2016-10-28
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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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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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Question of the Day
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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