Register For 24 Hours of PASS Event
The free 24 Hours of PASS event will be held on May 19-20, and includes 24 different one hour presentations...
2010-05-03
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Don’t Forget to Register for the Free 24 Hours of PASS
The free 24 Hours of PASS event will held May 19 & 20, and includes 24 different one hour presentations on...
2010-05-03
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What is a Good Way to Get the SQL Server Log Directory?
Introduction
Today’s post is going to be a quick one to get back in the saddle again. I have been on...
2010-05-03
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Table Sizes
In SQL Server there are two stored procedures that help one to determine the size of a table. One is...
2010-05-03
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Upcoming Presentation for Professional Development Chapter
I’ll be presenting “Building a Comprehensive Professional Development Plan” on May 13th via Livemeeting to members of the PASS Professional...
2010-05-03
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PASS Summit 2010 Content Survey
The Issue
Being involved in PASS and the SQL Server community via blogging and Twitter, I get to see and hear...
2010-05-03
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Follow Up: LinkedIn Poll
A couple weeks ago I wrote about testing the LinkedIn polling capability, putting up this poll:
The response rate wasn’t great,...
2010-05-03
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Recap of April 2010 DMV a Day Series
Well, I managed to finish up my series that featured a DMV query every day during the month of April....
2010-05-03
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When Did SQL Server Restart?
I saw Joe Webb’s post, and then Gethryn Ellis’ post as well on when SQL Server last restarted. It’s something...
2010-05-03
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With Great Advice Comes Great Responsibility
I know that you have seen it yourself too. That forum or blog post that contains “advice” that is daft,...
2010-05-02
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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