Culture Posters
I work with a client now that had a poster made of the top 10 values for the IT department....
2011-10-19
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Announcing the fifth certification study session
The Denver SQL Server User Group is starting another round for the certification study group. Last year we ran three...
2011-10-19
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SQL Server – Moving table with LOB data to different file group
Last week, i posted about moving tables to different file groups by recreating indexes. However, this method does not *work*...
2011-10-19
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Next PASS Summit is Nov 6-9, 2012
After enjoying the entirely reasonable weather in Seattle in October this year we’ll return to our more traditional time frame...
2011-10-19
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JOIN IN SQL FAQ
1) What types of JOINS exist?
Inner Joins
Outer Joins (LEFT JOIN, LEFT OUTER JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, RIGHT OUTER JOIN, FULL...
2011-10-19
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Using sys.dm_exec_requests to find a blocking chain
A query that calls sys.dm_exec_requests and pulls the statement text out of the request is a handy script for any DBA's...
2011-10-19
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Rat Sues Corn! Rather, rat accuses corn of thought-theft! Or something!
Note: I will be updating this post with, er, updates as I get them…
We’ve had our fair share of plagarists,...
2011-10-18
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October 2011 SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft has been so busy releasing Cumulative Updates for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 over...
2011-10-18
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Dropping a database – such a simple thing!
G’day,
I think it’s a safe bet that everybody here has issued a DROP DATABASE statement and knows what to expect.
Well,...
2011-10-18
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ColoradoSQL. in October
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2011-10-18
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Blogs
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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