Building a simple forecast solution on SQL Server
Pricing Forecast is a marketing function that requires a lot of data crunching. Normally there are some factors that the...
2013-08-30
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One for My SQL Sisters
Women, for the entire male half of the population, I apologize.
Those who know me well recognize, pretty easily, that I...
2013-08-30
1,787 reads
Professional Etiquette When Sending Mass Email – Use BCC:
<begin soap box rant>
Time and time again I find myself having to email people to remind them about how and...
2013-08-30
1,359 reads
Building a Better Litter Box
First, I know as I write this that my friend Kevin will be emailing me later today that I’ve jumped...
2013-08-30
1,440 reads
Just Wow!! features
Over the years with each release I’m often impressed by some of the features contained in SQL server but every...
2013-08-30
1,330 reads
Fixing a Bug: DBCC CHECKDB data purity checks are skipped for master and model
Fellow MVP Paul Randal just blogged about an issue he has discovered with how the master and model databases are...
2013-08-29
1,723 reads
Data Mining with Excel Q&A
Thank you to everyone who attended my free webinar on August 29, 2013 where I talked about using the Data...
2013-08-29
2,876 reads
Resume hoarders
Unfortunately in my line of work as a consultant, I am contacted far too often by resume hoarders, who are...
2013-08-29
1,497 reads
Windows Azure SQL Database and Throttling
When I present on Windows Azure SQL Database, one of the biggest concerns comes up around throttling. Just the concept...
2013-08-29
1,536 reads
Before Asking for Help...
I have a standard rule that I use before going and bugging a co-worker or posting via social media/message forum about...
2013-08-29
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Blogs
New article – migrating from a named instance
By Brian Kelley
Do you have a case where you have a named instance you'd like to...
Cleaning Up My Blog's SEO and AEO with Claude in GitHub Copilot
I’ve been running this blog on Hugo for a long time, and like most...
Using the SIGN() Function: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was trolling the docs and noticed the SIGN() function. I have never written...
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RegEx Functions I
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RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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