SQLPeople: An Interview With Andy Leonard
The thing that I most enjoy about going to conferences, SQLSaturdays, and user group meetings is the people I get...
2011-03-14
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SSRS: Shared DataSet, Not So Shared!!!
I was really excited about the concept of Shared DataSets when they were introduced. My excitement diminished a little when...
2011-03-14
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Happy Pi Day
Here’s wishing you a Happy Pi Day…
Pi in Pie Pan
If my picture isn’t good enough, here’s a better representation of...
2011-03-14
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More Changes for the Dimension Merge SCD?
A while back, I ran a contest to find a new name for the SCD component hosted on CodePlex. The results...
2011-03-14
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Mirrored Database Backups vs. Striped Database Backups
I have seen a few people get confused about the difference between a mirrored database backup (which is only available...
2011-03-14
1,443 reads
Restore and Relocate Database Files Using PowerShell
I was recently asked a question on restoring a database using PowerShell with the following requirements
Take a database backup file...
2011-03-14
8,027 reads
March PASSMN Meeting This Week
I mentioned the PASSMN meeting last week and thought a reminder might be worthwhile. Just in case you head has...
2011-03-13
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SQLPSX 2.3.2.1 Release
We’ve released a minor update to SQLPSX which includes includes several bug fixes/enhancements as well as one new module. Here’s...
2011-03-13
1,041 reads
Do you know SqlServer ? Do you want an iPad ?
If you’ve answered yes to both of those questions , Jacob Sebastian has some more question for you.
Every day in March...
2011-03-12
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INDEX DEFRAGMENTATION SCRIPT for SQL server 2000
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INDEX DEFRAGMENTATION SCRIPT SQL 2000
Index Defragmentation is one of the most important DBA tasks. This will significantly improve query performance....
2011-03-12
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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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