SQL Saturday 38 Presentation
This past weekend was SQL Saturday 38 in Jacksonville Florida. It was a great event and the turnout was incredible....
2010-05-12
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SQL Server 2008 R2 backup/restore - simple Tip
Simple, but I think somebody will ask:
Can restore the SQL Server 2008 R2 database to SQL Server 2008 ?
Simple answer,...
2010-05-12
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Some New DMV Queries for SQL Server 2008 R2
I was spelunking around in SQL Server 2008 R2 today, after looking at a PowerPoint presentation by Madhan Arumugam about...
2010-05-11
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Minutes of the April 2010 PASS Board Meeting Published
This was a phone meeting on April 8th, 2010, that covered:
Possibility of an online track at the 2010 PASS SummitDiscussion...
2010-05-11
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Minutes of the February 2010 Board Meeting Posted
Strangely we’ve had the March minutes up for many weeks, but just now getting the February minutes posted. This was...
2010-05-11
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T-SQL Tuesday #006 Blobs, FileStream and PowerShell
In case you’re wondering about the title T-SQL Tuesday, it’s a monthly collection of SQL Server related content where a...
2010-05-11
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T-SQL Tuesday #006: A Blobbing We Will Go
Once again it looks like I was early for the T-SQL Tuesday event. Last month I submitted my entry on...
2010-05-11
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Recompiles and Constant Learning
When faced with a procedure that looks like this:
CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.TestProc (@TestValue INT)
AS
BEGIN
IF @TestValue = 1
BEGIN
SELECT *
FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader AS soh
JOIN Sales.SalesOrderDetail...
2010-05-11
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Five Things SQL Server Should Drop
Joining in the current meme started by Paul Randal (blog | twitter), here is my list of five features or settings...
2010-05-11
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Exceptional DBA
It is once again that time of year. It is time to nominate the DBA in your life for the...
2010-05-11
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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...
Forums
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