PowerShell ETL Presentation
My thanks to everyone in attendence and PASS AppDev VC for inviting me to speak. I’ll post a link to...
2010-06-23
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SQL Server Operating System Checklist
As a part of a new book project, I am putting together a series of checklists that DBAs can use...
2010-06-23
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Detecting and Reducing VLFs in SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Transaction Log Files
One common, but often undetected issue that I see with SQL Server databases is a very high number of virtual...
2010-06-22
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Who2 Article Published
I just had my second article published on June 14, 2010 at SQLServerCentral. I will be posting a follow-up to...
2010-06-22
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Declare Scalar Variable
Lately I have been going through a bunch of maintenance style scripts and fixing them. Along with fixing them, I...
2010-06-22
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The Power of Indexes
Time and time again I have run into the scenario where a developer who is moving into using databases is...
2010-06-22
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MDX Puzzle #1
MDX Puzzle #1
Recently, I embarked on a mission to become proficient at writing MDX queries. This is a challenge, as...
2010-06-22
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SQL Saturday #28 (Baton Rouge) Announcements
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On August 14, 2010 at Louisiana State University SQL Saturday #28 will be held. ...
2010-06-22
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Windows 2008 R2 Install Error - Using VMWare Workstation
Recently I was installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition onto a virtual machine (VM) I was setting up to...
2010-06-22
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Building a PASS Voting Solution – Part 4
We’re almost at the end of the SQL side of things, just needing to send out notifications/reminders. I was torn...
2010-06-22
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Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
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The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers