Speaking at SQL Server Connections in Las Vegas, November 1-4, 2010
Today, I received the official word that I will be presenting two sessions in the SQLServerCentral.com track at the SQL...
2010-07-14
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Introducing The PASS SQLRally
If you're a PASS member you may have noticed in this morning's Community Connector that the 2011 spring event I...
2010-07-14
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Notes on the July 13, 2010 oPASS Meeting
Short notes this time, but wanted to get a few thing written down:
Attendance was about 20, lower than expected for...
2010-07-14
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Simplify Your DBCC CHECKDB Output
"Defend Your Data"
If you’re a SQL Server Database Administrator and you don’t know what CHECKDB is then you need to...
2010-07-14
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In the Clouds
The July meeting for the Southern New England SQL Server Users Group is tonight. Andrew Novick will be talking about...
2010-07-14
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Professional Licensing for Software Professionals?
Over the past few days I have been thinking that the Software Industry is in drastic need of a Professional...
2010-07-14
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Video Test
One of the things I've been wanting for awhile is the ability to embed videos here on the blogs. It's...
2010-07-14
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Core DBA Skill – Backing up the tail log
I’ve never had to do this in production, and I’ve only practiced it a few times, but I think this...
2010-07-14
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Red Gate SQL Source Control
You just have to love Red Gate tools. They find the small area that they want to cover and then...
2010-07-14
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T-SQL Tuesday #008: Gettin’ Schooled
Here we go again with another round of T-SQL Tuesday fun this time brought to you by recent SQL Certified...
2010-07-13
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Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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