One tip for presenting: have a conversation
I like public speaking, but I haven’t always liked it. It started when I read Dale Carnegie’s book on public...
2019-01-05
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Year in Review 2018 – The Year of Making a Difference – Up to 50
Rough Year, But 50 Kids, Can’t Beat That!
Last year was a pretty rough year personally. I totaled two cars, not...
2019-01-04
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Speaking at DataGrillen
After speaking at SQL Saturday Iceland last year, which is a smaller event that I absolutely loved (you can read about that adventure here), I decided I wanted to...
2019-01-04
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Speaking at DataGrillen
After speaking at SQL Saturday Iceland last year, which is a smaller event that I absolutely loved (you can read...
2019-01-04
162 reads
Pro SQL Server on Linux–Getting Started
As part of my learning goals for 2018, I wanted to work through various books. This is part of my...
2019-01-18 (first published: 2019-01-04)
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Speaking at SQLBits
I got an early Christmas present this year, I found out I had been selected to speak at SQLBits! That’s what I call a gift that keeps on giving....
2019-01-04
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Speaking at SQLBits
I got an early Christmas present this year, I found out I had been selected to speak at SQLBits! That’s...
2019-01-04
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Azure – Backing up to URL
In a previous post, I talked about some of the available storage options that can be used to back up...
2019-01-14 (first published: 2019-01-04)
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Looking Forward
2018 has come and gone. And we’re on a new year once again. This is another opportunity for a new...
2019-01-04
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Query memory grants part 1: Where does the memory go?
Let’s talk about how queries use memory, specifically in the execution plan. One of the query operators that use memory...
2019-01-04
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Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers