Speaking at a SSWUG vConference
I was asked recently by Chris Shaw who is the site manager for SSWUG.org, if I was interested in speaking...
2009-09-27
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One Step Closer to Being a Technical Trainer
Cross posted from The Goal Keeping DBA:
This is about a long term goal that I’ve had which isn’t posted on...
2009-09-27
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[Off Topic] Workstation Upgrade
It had been about 5 years since I’d bought a new desktop machine for my home, and with my oldest...
2009-09-26
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More Evidence Why You Should Avoid Lots Of Conditional Logic In Stored Procedures
Gail Shaw, who is a SQL MVP from South Africa, has an excellent blog post about this subject.
The executive...
2009-09-25
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Upcoming SQL Lunch – Historical DMV Information
Date: 9/28/2009
Time: 11:30 AM
Meeting URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=F7DRFD&role=attend
Presenter: Thomas LeBlanc. Thomas is a Database Administrator for Amedisys, Inc in Baton Rouge, LA....
2009-09-25
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Trace Flag 1118
Yesterday morning around 6AM, my Blackberry started going off. The subject line of every email was, “SQL Timeouts”. In the...
2009-09-25
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It's the interaction
This is a great write-up that shows what is important in a phone. It's how you interact with it, not...
2009-09-25
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Chroma Key - Podcasting Tips
I've been wanting to play with the Chroma Key features of my video editing, but I haven't really spent time...
2009-09-25
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Fishbowl Discussions
My friend Smitha sent me this link about fishbowl conversations as something that might make sense to add to the...
2009-09-24
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Review: The Inner Game of Stress: Outsmart Life's Challenges and Fulfill Your Potential
Ran across The Inner Game of Stress: Outsmart Life's Challenges and Fulfill Your Potential ($16 @ Amazon) at the the library,...
2009-09-24
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
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