More Free Time - PASS Board of Directors
Well I have to say I’m surprised. It’s always hard to get a rejection, and I’m not quite sure what...
2010-08-18
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JSSUG Tomorrow Night - 8/18/2010
I heard a little birdy cherping and it looks like there is going to be a great give away tomorrow...
2010-08-18
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When Did I Install SQL Server?
While getting prepared for an upcoming presentation, I remembered that I installed the November CTP trial on the machine that...
2010-08-18
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Drive
I saw a short talk from Dan Pink a few months back from this year’s TED conference. It’s very cool,...
2010-08-18
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 11 (CU11) Available
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 11 for SQL Server 2005 SP3, which is Build 9.0.4309. There are only four fixes...
2010-08-17
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) Available
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 3 for SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM, which is Build 10.50.1734. I count 29 fixes...
2010-08-17
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Proper Usage of MAXDOP Setting When Compressing Indexes in SQL Server 2008/2008 R2
I am a pretty big fan of SQL Server Data Compression, especially the enhanced version found in SQL Server 2008...
2010-08-17
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Dallas-area NTSSUG Happenings
First, apologies to those of you outside the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area… I’ve backed off from using my blog as...
2010-08-17
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Star Struck
Have you ever run into an error and been puzzled as to why that error occurred?
Recently I have been working...
2010-08-17
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Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview
Looking for some free SQL Server training? How about 24 hours of free training offered by some of the top...
2010-08-17
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Blogs
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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