Database ownership
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One of the features that I most like about management studio is the ability to generate a script of the...
2012-04-04
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I’m Speaking at SQL Saturday #118 in Madison Wisconsin
If you happen to be in the area on April 21, 2012, join us at Madison Area Technical College – Truax...
2012-04-04
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SQL Server 2012: Multidimensional vs tabular
To expand on what I talked about in SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Details on the next version of SSAS, there is...
2012-04-04
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What’s stopping you?
I mentioned earlier this week that I’m working on a new presentation for SQLSaturday #119 next month. The talk revolves...
2012-04-04
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The evolving role of the database professional
The role of the database professional is quickly evolving to conform with the ever changing demands of the business world....
2012-04-04
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Stress Thoughts-Part 7
I’m going to finish up my thoughts on stress by talking about the philosophy I’ve evolved, some of the tricks...
2012-04-04
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Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Beta (70-462 / 71-462) – My Thoughts…
On Monday I did my first Microsoft SQL Server exam since I did my SQL Server 2000 exams many moons...
2012-04-04
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SQL Server - ALTER DATABASE to set a smaller FILEGROWTH for this file.
This error message can appear in the SQL Server Error Log files .
Autogrow of file 'MY_DB' in database 'MY_DB' took...
2012-04-04
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Toshiba Satellite C655-S5503 Review
If you are “in computers” according to your family and friends, you are typically expected to provide lifetime, free tech...
2012-04-04
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The first blog post….
Daunting! By way of introduction, I’m Mat This blog is mostly for myself, to document what I know and maybe...
2012-04-03
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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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Pay for Performance
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Too Many Choices
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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