Minnesota SQL Server Study Group
Study Time!
A few weeks back, I sent a message on the PASSMN LinkedIn group page about expanding the MCM study...
2011-05-09
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Catalog view or compatibility view?
G’day,
The recommended way to access SQL SERVER metadata is through the catalog views.
The challenge is to be able to distinguish...
2011-05-08
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Orlando 101 For SQLRally Attendees: Weather
The inaugural SQLRally in Orlando is less than a week away (May 11-13)! Maybe you're coming to Orlando for the...
2011-05-06
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RCSI/SI doesn't work with rows larger than 8046 bytes
During this week I have prepared a workshop about Locking & Blocking for one of
my customers. One big part of this...
2011-05-06
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SQLRally OverDrive Events!
So you’re going to SQLRally in Orlando next week? Want to take advantage of ALL of the awesome opportunities presented?...
2011-05-06
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My 2011 PASS Summit Submissions
I wasn’t sure that I would submit anything, but in the end I committed to a few events in Seattle...
2011-05-06
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The best IT job boards
There are three job boards that I use: Dice, Monster, and LinkedIn. I prefer Dice by far, since it has...
2011-05-06
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SQL University: Precedence Constraints
Welcome back, class! In our last class, we setup a parent-child package configuration and showed how you can pass variables...
2011-05-06
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Re-blog – April 29-May 5
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-05-06
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New Diagnostic Manager functionality
The latest version of Ideras’ SQL Diagnositc Manager offers some pretty nifty predictive analysis capability. Offering at present, a 12 hour forecast.
This gives...
2011-05-06
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Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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