PASS First Timers Guide
Hi there ho there everybody! I am now a Big SisterFearless Leader of a group of PASS Summit first timers!...
2011-09-17
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SQL Awesomesauce
PASS First Timers Guide and Schedule
Hi there ho there everybody! I am now a Big SisterFearless Leader of a group of PASS Summit first timers!...
2011-09-17
778 reads
PowerShell for the Easily Frustrated N00b, or, “A Simple and Useful Command”
The stupid, stupid Windows search (Start Menu > Search) doesn’t work on one of my computers (running WinXP Pro). Yes, I made...
2011-09-15
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Great Tools for Formatting T-SQL
I have a big rant I add to….well, to every single SQL session I give. That rant is on formatting...
2011-09-12
1,193 reads
Little Workaround in Report Manager
I had an issue this week in Report Manager. I was generating a report (we’ll call it General Widgets Report),...
2011-09-09
872 reads
I need #sqlhelp! BIDS shuts down unexpectedly
I have MS Visual Studio 2008 (BIDS) x86 with SP1. Recently it’s started shutting down without warning whenever I hit...
2011-09-08
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I need #sqlhelp! BIDS shuts down unexpectedly – SOLVED
Edit: See end of blog for solution.
I have MS Visual Studio 2008 (BIDS) x86 with SP1. Recently it’s started shutting...
2011-09-08
695 reads
SQL Education
They always used to tell us that education is important.
Education is (They said) key, in fact. We as a technical...
2011-09-05
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Applied SQL: Server Side Traces
It’s time to get your server side trace on, with a little practical application!
I introduce this whole concept in Applied...
2011-08-29
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Applied SQL: sys.sql_modules
I introduce this whole concept in Applied SQL: You Have Homework. Find all assignments on the Applied SQL page.
Prerequisites: basic...
2011-08-18
1,390 reads
Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
Forums
Looking for New Blood
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Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Server-Level Row Counts for Tables...
Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization vs. Parameter Sniffing: What SQL Server Fixes and What It Doesn't
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization vs....
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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