Notes on SQLSaturday #15
I drove up on Friday night for the speaker dinner, getting there after a busy day trying to catch up...
2009-05-03
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Do You Have What It Takes?
I was engaged in a conversation recently where the topic under discussion was "What defines an "A" class player?" Others...
2009-05-02
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Published, Again!
I have written two new articles and they are going to be published, not on SSC but on SSWUG. I...
2009-05-02
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Up and Running
I’ve neglected my weather station for a few weeks. Lots of work, high winds, and snow have slowed me down.
Finally...
2009-05-01
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Lost in the Chaos
This morning I had an 8am call with the owners of my company and a consultant that was proposing some...
2009-05-01
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New Community Resource for IT Pros - Server Fault
Not too long ago the developer community got a fantastic resource called Stack Overflow. It's a question and answer site,...
2009-05-01
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Featured Blog: The HOBT by Aaron Alton
I've been trying to feature a blog each month and for April (one day late!) it's Aaron Alton. HOBT stands...
2009-05-01
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Transparent Data Encryption - A hole?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) sounded like a really cool feature when I first heard of it. Encrypt your database without...
2009-05-01
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Building Something Fun - 2
Last Friday I posted about turning my first pen on a lathe, this week I'm discussing my other recent project,...
2009-04-30
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SQLTeach to be Held June 8-12 in Vancouver
SQLTeach (a part of the larger DevTeach event) will be held in Vancouver, BC this June 8-12, 2009. It will...
2009-04-30
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on...
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Forums
Removing production permissions when restoring database to non-prod
Hello experts, An application team has asked us to modify a SQL Agent job....
Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors with Window Functions
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Finding Bad Queries
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