A Strange Day at McDonalds
A few weeks ago I was running errands on a Saturday, with an almost final stop at Home Depot to...
2012-04-12
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April 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
Another month goes by and it’s time again to ask… are your SQL Servers healthy? Have they been properly configured? ...
2012-04-12
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Using Databases on WP7
From version 7.5 (Mango) WP7 runs a version of SQL Server CE which is all setup waiting for your applications...
2012-04-12
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Be Extra Careful When Packing
Over the last couple of years I’ve gotten myself down to two small, carry-on bags for most of my trips....
2012-04-12
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Tribal knowledge is no knowledge
I've run across several incidents in the last couple of months regarding something that is typically called "tribal knowledge." This is...
2012-04-18 (first published: 2012-04-12)
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #136 – Wellington, New Zealand
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On Saturday 14th April I’ll be speaking at SQL Saturday 136 in Wellington, New Zealand.
My presentation is titled “Extended Events...
2012-04-12
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Building an Intel Ivy Bridge Desktop System, Part 1
I stopped by my local Micro Center on April 9, 2012, and I noticed that they had just received their...
2012-04-11
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Hashing Collisions
One of the problems with hashing is that you can have collisions from values that are not very similar. This...
2012-04-11
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Consultants: Corp-to-Corp vs 1099
I blogged previously that when you are a consultant or contractor, you can sometimes be faced with the decision when...
2012-04-11
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How To Live Blog an Event
As the euphoria of SQLBits X sadly begins to fade, I wanted to take a moment to share with you...
2012-04-11
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Blogs
Why AI isn’t paying off yet, and what to invest in first
Why isn’t AI paying off yet? Drawing on lessons from digital transformation, Joyful Craftsmen...
Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
By Steve Jones
I’m really excited about some growth in Flyway support. I’ve been asking about this...
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers