What is all that hot air? Oh I'm speaking all over the place!
Many of you have been wondering where I will be speaking next. So I apologize for not replying to you...
2010-09-16
491 reads
Let PASS help you get a job!
With so many folks out there struggling and loking for new opportunities you may want to take some time away...
2010-09-16
334 reads
Ready Set Go
I thought I would pass along something I learned this week about batches in TSQL. I always knew about the...
2010-09-16
378 reads
Presenting At Sarasota SQL Server Users Group On Sept. 21
On Tuesday, September 21, I'll be at the Sarasota SQL Server Users Group to present Paging DR Availability, You're Wanted...
2010-09-15
427 reads
September PASSMN Meeting Next Week
Ever feel like you are all alone? Maybe a little isolated? This month’s PASSMN meeting might bring up these feelings...
2010-09-15
628 reads
Know a young IT go-getter? Get her nominated!
Yesterday, I told our Groupies: I feel give-y today. Is there anything you’d like me to promote for you? Wendy...
2010-09-15
477 reads
New Hotness: sys.sql_modules
I’m still old school in many ways. And they’re not the ways that let you get away with wearing wayfarers, or...
2010-09-15
523 reads
Using Excel As A Reporting Services Datasource
It’s been said that Excel is the poor man’s database. I don’t know about that, but I can tell you...
2010-09-15
913 reads
Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group Tonight
Last Night (9/14/2010) I had the opportunity to present to the Wisconsin SQL Server User Group. My topic was SSIS-...
2010-09-15
525 reads
2010-09-15
909 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
Forums
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Work with On-Premises...
Escaping Strings
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Escaping Strings
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
See possible answers