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
773 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
484 reads
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
1,188 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
865 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
588 reads
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
685 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
469 reads
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
765 reads
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
1,384 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Analysis Services Model w/ Direct Query and (Default Veritpaq)
Analysis Services (either the integrated workspace in Power BI or on a SQL Server)...
Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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