Why Would a Delete Make My Database Grow?
Introduction
A while back I had a developer come to me complaining that every time they ran a large delete statement...
2010-06-01
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PreCon Sessions at the PASS Summit
My friend Andy Leonard posted yesterday about the process of getting selected for one of the coveted slots as a...
2010-06-01
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Building Better (Different) Habits
For years, ever since I was first required to be on call, I’ve made it a habit to check my...
2010-06-01
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Microsoft Announces Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R3
Last week, Microsoft released a slightly improved version of Robotics Developer Studio that supports Visual Studio 2010, and adds the...
2010-06-01
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SQL Lunch Call for Speakers – Quarter 3
One of my quarterly goals is to get speakers for the SQL Lunch webcasts. Q1 and Q2 of 2010 are...
2010-06-01
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 13
Hi guys, apologies for the delay with Day 13 – I’ve been sunning myself in the Canaries !
Every day for the...
2010-06-01
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Pre/Post Cons for the PASS Summit
I woke up this morning to find Kathi Kellenberger disagreeing with Andy Leonard’s blog on picking the pre/post conference speakers....
2010-06-01
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Why Doesn’t My Audit Track Anything
When you create a server audit, one of the things that might surprise you is that the audit doesn’t record...
2010-06-01
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Memorial Day
A holiday in the US, commemorating the men and women who have died in the service of our country.
Most...
2010-05-31
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PASS Pre/Post Con Selections
One of my favorite people in the SQL community, Andy Leonard, posted a blog criticizing the selection process for the pre...
2010-05-31
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Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
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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Pay for Performance
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Too Many Choices
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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