SQLSaturday #63, Great Event!
So,
I actually had a early morning sessions and gave my Solid State Storage talk and had a great time. The audience was...
2011-04-02
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Powershell day 2
Day 2 Introduction to Windows Powershell. Windows Powershell is a very powerful shell script to interact with windows. Using windows...
2011-04-02
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SSMS Tips & Tricks – Scripting Multiple Objects
This is one that I figured most everyone would know, but repeatedly over the past couple weeks in my office,...
2011-04-02
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If you fire that trigger, make sure you have the correct ID
G’day,
I think it would be a fair bet to say that we’ve all used the @@IDENTITY function. It returns the...
2011-04-02
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 1
Well, I apparently did not learn my lesson last year, when I did a month long series called “A DMV...
2011-04-02
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T-SQL LOWER(): Change an all uppercase string to lower case
The T-SQL LOWER() command allows you to change an uppercase string to a lowercase string.
For example, it will allow you to change the word...
2011-04-02
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SQLServerCentral.com Track at Orlando SQL Server Connections
This past week, about 1,200 developers, IT professionals, and DBAs spent three days attending DevConnections at the J.W. Marriott Resort...
2011-04-01
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SQL in the City: Free SQL Server Events in London and Los Angeles
Red Gate Software has announced two free, full-day SQL Server events, called “SQL in the City”. Both events will provide...
2011-04-01
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April Question: Which high availability option(s) do you employ for SQL Server instances, and why did you choose them?
As DBAs, we are responsible for the protection of our organization’s data, and we have many different options to protect...
2011-04-01
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A 22 Hour Layover
I joked about having a 22 hour layover in Denver yesterday and a few people were wondering what airline screwed...
2011-04-01
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Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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