When was SQL Server last started ?
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/sqldbauk/archive/2010/04/29/when-was-sql-server-last-restarted_3F00_.aspx
A very good tip from the SQL DBA in the UK!
2010-05-10
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 3
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-05-10
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PASS BI Virtual Chapter Webcast: Extract, Transform, and Load your Data Warehouse
Everyone is invited to a webcast hosted by the PASS Business Intelligence virtual chapter this Friday, May 14th, as we...
2010-05-10
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OPASS May Meeting Recap
OPASS had it’s May meeting on Thursday the 6th sponsored by Confio with Dean Richards presenting Tuna Helper for the...
2010-05-10
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Creating a Server Audit - SSMS
Building an audit in SQL Server 2008 is very easy, much easier than in previous versions using SQL Trace. That...
2010-05-10
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Notes on SQLSaturday #38
Started Friday by picking up the shirts for the event in Orlando, then heading to Jacksonville with the family, getting...
2010-05-10
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Creating Sparklines in PowerPivot
Sparklines are new to Microsoft Excel 2010 and Reporting Services 2008 R2. In this post I will outline the steps...
2010-05-09
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Report Parameter order in SSRS
Is the order of parameters important in SQL Server Reporting Services reports? If you’ve got nested parameters (parameters that derive...
2010-05-08
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The Toilet Analogy … or Why I Never Recommend Increasing Worker Threads
The Toilet Analogy … or Why I Never Recommend Increasing Worker Threads
Lately I’ve noticed an increasing number of people recommend increasing...
2010-05-07
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Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
The Colorado Springs SQL Server User’s Group is having their May meeting on May 19.
It will be held at the...
2010-05-07
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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