Committing in 2010
I traveled quite a bit in 2009, hitting 3 SQL Saturdays, 5 user groups and a few other events during...
2009-12-03
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – Disk Controllers, Host Bus Adapters, and Interfaces
We have covered the Hard Disk and the System Bus. This time around we will cover disk controllers and host...
2009-12-03
6,476 reads
Electronic Health Records – What’s the Big Deal? (Part 3)
In the previous post in this series, I discussed the obstacles to implementing electronic health data systems. Because of these...
2009-12-03
1,404 reads
Fun With SQL Azure
Pinal Dave had a helpful post a few days ago about how to setup and configure SQL Azure. You will...
2009-12-03
1,380 reads
MDX Utility Belt of Calculations Part 3
This is part three in a series of blog posts that will help you build an arsenal of MDX calculations...
2009-12-03
1,773 reads
Featured Blogger: Tim Mitchell
I met Tim about a year and a half ago at SQLSaturday Jacksonville and from the start we hit it...
2009-12-02
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Authors Needed for the SQL Server Standard (PASS) & Almost Engraved Invitations
SQL Server Standard editor Grant Fritchey needs more content! We’ve got about three done and three more in the pipeline,...
2009-12-02
955 reads
I think I’ll back up my laptop
Those were the first words out of my wife’s mouth when I told her my laptop had died. She walked...
2009-12-02
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What It Means To Be A Production DBA
Remember that scene from Office Space where the Bobs ask, "What would you say you do here?" I've been a...
2009-12-02
546 reads
Dr. DeWitt’s Key Note at the PASS Summit
If you missed this, here’s your chance to make it up. If you were there, and like me, you need...
2009-12-02
723 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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The New World Of AI...
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
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