SQL Server – "Denali" – Using Analytic Function CUME_DIST()
CUME_DIST() calculates relative position of a value relative to a group of values. The value returned by CUME_DIST() is > 0...
2011-08-18
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Feedback from SQL Saturday #64 in Baton Rouge
I did my session on The Top Ten SQL Server Skills You Need for the first time in Baton Rouge...
2011-08-18
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Derived Table Column Alias
By now, you have heard of subqueries. You have also heard of Common Table Expressions. I am sure you know what a derived table is and that you get...
2011-08-18
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Derived Table Column Alias
By now, you have heard of subqueries. You have also heard of Common Table Expressions. I am sure you know...
2011-08-18
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Applied SQL: sys.sql_modules
I introduce this whole concept in Applied SQL: You Have Homework. Find all assignments on the Applied SQL page.
Prerequisites: basic...
2011-08-18
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Dancing with Denali - CTP3, Product Guide, and More....
Have you ever danced with Denali in the Pale Moonlight? (Ok, I changed that famous quote from the original Batman...
2011-08-18
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How to report a SQL Server performance problem
You’re experiencing a sudden slow down in SQL Server performance. Users are complaining .Many reasons could be causing this sudden...
2011-08-18
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SQLMCM Training – Day 10
Today Paul was speaking about Database Mirroring and Jonathan was talking about Failover
Clustering – all in all a very intensive day...
2011-08-18
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Adding an Index to Save Space
Sounds weird right, but that is exactly what has happened with a VLDB I inherited. A third party database that...
2011-08-17
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PASSMN Presentation – The Creepy DBA
Last night I spoke at the PASSMN August user group meeting. The topic was The Creepy DBA and how you...
2011-08-17
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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