Southwest Florida Code Camp II
I presented a Powershel session at the SW Florida .Net Code Camp IIl. The session demonstrated the following uses cases for...
2009-10-03
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Free Stuff and a SQL Server Standard Update
Great news. We’ve managed to get one article all the way through the process. We’ll have our first publication out...
2009-10-02
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SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Book available for pre-order
The "SQL Server MVP Deep Dives" book that I wrote two chapters for is up for pre-order. This will be...
2009-10-02
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Choosing a career path; which way do I go?
“Should I get an MBA or an MCSE?” What an odd question. At least these days it seems odd. But,...
2009-10-02
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Security: Development Servers and Workstations
I've written about this before, but probably not as a specific subject or blog post. Trading some comments with a...
2009-10-02
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MVP Again
It was nice to work through my email and find a bit of positive news instead of more work! I’m...
2009-10-02
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SQL Lunch - Memory Management in SQL Server Analysis Services
EVERY ATTENDEE IN THE MEETING WILL BE ENTERED IN A DRAWING FOR A FREEfull license of SQL Sentry Performance Advisor...
2009-10-02
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Upcoming SQL Developer Training Course in Ft. Worth
If you are in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and are interested in SQL Server developer training, there is an opportunity...
2009-10-02
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Installer Cache – C:\Windows\Installer
Over the past few months I have been upgrading most of my SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2005 installs to...
2009-10-02
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SQLSaturday Coming THIS October 24, 2009
Hi, ALL. Sorry I've been light on content this week. I've been battling a cold, and working on some excellent...
2009-10-02
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Blogs
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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Slow - Linked server query
Hi I have this slow query that is pulling data from a linked server....
Too Many Choices
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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