More Fun with my NEST Thermostat
NEST has rolled out a nice software update for their NEST thermostat that gives you a 10 day history of...
2012-04-05
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SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot for Excel Prerequisites Error
PowerPivot was a great new tool when it released several years ago. Now the newest version is out along side...
2012-04-05
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SQL Server 2012 Beta Exams
I signed up for a few of the SQL Server 2012 Beta certification exams, and have been going through them...
2012-04-05
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BACKUP LOG with TRUNCATE_ONLY is discontinued
As a follow up to an earlier posts - SQL Server - BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG
As of SQL Server 2008 , BACKUP...
2012-04-05
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SQL Server - Index Fragmentation - Understanding Fragmentation
When I had a discussion with couple of my friends about index fragmentation, I realized that they have different understanding...
2012-04-06 (first published: 2012-04-05)
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Second TPC-E Benchmark Result Published For SQL Server 2012
NEC has submitted the second TPC-E OLTP benchmark result for SQL Server 2012, running on an Express5800/A1080a-E system, which is...
2012-04-05
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Intel Sandy Bridge-EP Processor Recap
On March 6, 2012, Intel finally released the Xeon E5 processor family, (aka the Sandy Bridge-EP). Sandy Bridge is a...
2012-04-05
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24HOP Spring 2012 recordings
Many of the folks who are the PASS members, can have the possibility to watch 24 Hrs of PASS Spring...
2012-04-06 (first published: 2012-04-04)
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Nifty queries using a Numbers helper table
(The complete usable code is in the very bottom of this blog post)
Some of you may have seen this “numbers...
2012-04-09 (first published: 2012-04-04)
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Using 2008 Features in a 2000 Compatibility Database
I saw a note recently from someone asking if they could use CROSS APPLY on a SQL Server 2008 instance...
2012-04-10 (first published: 2012-04-04)
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Flyway Tips: Analytics Platforms (Snowflake and Databricks)
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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
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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