SQL Server Agent and Daylight Saving time
There was a bit of chat today on the SQL Community slack about UTC and Daylight Saving Time. It reminded...
2017-08-07 (first published: 2017-07-19)
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SQLSaturday Baton Rouge at LSU on July 29
The big finale to our SQL Summer and the last of the three Gulf South 2017 SQLSat events, our 9th...
2017-07-19
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SQL Cruise: Alaska 2017
We’re weeks away from another SQL Cruise. If you’ve never heard of this before, follow the link to read more....
2017-08-01 (first published: 2017-07-19)
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Default Database Reports – Disk Usage by Table
Every now and again you need to know how big a table is. Or several tables. Or all of the...
2017-08-03 (first published: 2017-07-19)
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SQL Puzzle 2: Eight Queens
This puzzle was first proposed in 1848 by a composer of chess puzzles called Max Bezzel and has since spawned...
2017-08-04 (first published: 2017-07-19)
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Celebrate! Second Anniversay Giveaway (is now over)
Two years ago, we officially became MinionWare and launched the absolutely masterful SQL Server management solution, Minion Enterprise. For a...
2017-07-18
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Off Topic: Dream Car Garage: 6 Cars, $250k
I was reading Brent’s blog today and decided to make my own $250k dream car garage list. Mostly because I...
2017-07-18
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Here's a Quick Way To Generate a Running Total in SQL Server
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Historically it's been difficult to accomplish certain tasks in SQL Server.
Probably the most annoying problem I had to do regularly before SQL Server 2012...
2017-07-18
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 60 – Drilldown Player)
In this module you will learn how to use the Drilldown Player Custom Visual. The Drilldown Player acts like a...
2017-08-01 (first published: 2017-07-18)
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There’s no substitute for mentoring
There’s no substitute for mentoring. We’ve heard it before, and in various ways, but I think we tend to largely...
2017-07-18
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Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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Understanding Temp Tables and Table Variables in SQL Server
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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Collecting Data Is Hard
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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