The Journey from Smart to Good
“It’s easier to be smart than good.”
I heard that quote in a recent sermon at church and it is one...
2010-02-25
762 reads
The Apples and Oranges of Training
SQL Server Training is out there in all sorts of formats, price points and quality. It's time to look at...
2010-02-25
927 reads
Growing the Pool of SQL Speakers – Part 2
About a week ago I wrote Part 1, and got some interesting feedback (which I appreciate). Today I want to...
2010-02-25
865 reads
Bruce Schneier – Geek of the Week
I used to subscribe to Bruce’s monthly Cryp-o-gram and enjoyed it. He’s moved to a blog format, and I think...
2010-02-25
745 reads
DBA MD
I just had the opportunity to spend some time with my four year old son at the doctor’s office. It...
2010-02-25
616 reads
Where Do You Look on the Internet for SQL Server Jobs?
I recently had a SQL Server DBA write to me that they were going to be laid off, and they...
2010-02-24
687 reads
Upcoming Speaking Event Schedule
I have a fairly busy schedule of upcoming speaking events (especially for someone with a full-time day job).
I will be...
2010-02-24
928 reads
Brad McGehee is coming to SQL Lunch
Mr. Exceptional DBA is coming to our SQL Lunch. Patrick and I are excited to welcome Brad MCGehee to SQLLunch.com....
2010-02-24
428 reads
I'm Presenting Tomorrow - Zero to Cube !
I’m presenting tomorrow on Zero to Cube in 60 minutes. This is an all Demo Session for work with cubes...
2010-02-24
421 reads
Day 3 - Pragmatic Works Webinar Series
Hey Guys and Gals ! If you missed the webinars today, you missed a great show! Brian took us through the...
2010-02-24
474 reads
Blogs
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Forums
The New World Of AI Robots
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Logic question in a WHERE clause using IIF?
Thanks in advance, I'm trying to avoid using IIF for performance reasons, but the...
Execute as failure
Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
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BIT_COUNT() V
What does this return on SQL Server 2025?
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