Counting NULLs
Recently I was doing one of Kendra Little’s (b/t) SQL Server quizzes. Specifically the Quiz: COUNT() in SQL Server. As...
2018-07-16
1,087 reads
Downtime
I was speaking at a conference recently and when I bumped into a friend, the first thing she said to...
2018-07-16
248 reads
Another MVP Award – 2018-2019
Gladly sharing that I got the news of my MVP award on 1st July. I am happy, honored, and humbled...
2018-07-16
240 reads
Book Review – Factfulness by Hans Rosling
I recently bought the book Factfulness – Ten Reasons we’re wrong about the world – And why things are better than you...
2018-07-23 (first published: 2018-07-15)
2,664 reads
SQL Server data flow into Excel template with Power Query function-based parameter
(2018-July-15) Your case is to create an Excel template with data extracted from a backend SQL Server database; it takes a...
2018-07-24 (first published: 2018-07-15)
2,501 reads
Install SQL via Windows Command Line
I have been on a mission to find easier ways to install SQL Server. I have recently been working on...
2018-07-13
2,077 reads
SQL Server : Understanding Backup and Restore operations using Docker Containers
In this article, we will discuss the concepts of database backup-and-restore operations on SQL Server Docker containers. This is certainly...
2018-07-12
407 reads
Save your execution plans!
Working with performance problems and query tuning can be a headache and take a lot of time. Most companies I...
2018-07-12
114 reads
Back to #SQLSat Louisville
Next week is SQL Saturday #729 – Lousiville and I’m making the trip. This will be my third or fourth trip...
2018-07-12
413 reads
Baton Rouge User Groups Networking Night
What a great evening of interesting presentations, professional networking, and Jambalaya!We had 5 speakers last night on topics covering: Availability Groups (me), software documentation, leveraging the SQL Server community,...
2018-07-12
15 reads
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Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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