What is Your Greatest Weakness
I was tagged earlier this week by Tim Ford to comment on my biggest weakness. I wish I could say...
2009-12-15
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Forging a Strong Team
Each year I attend an annual Christmas party that’s essentially a JD Edwards Operations department party. JD Edwards hasn’t existed...
2009-12-15
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SQLSaturday in Wheeling WV and Birmingham, AL
John Baldwin and Morgan Smith are going to repeat in Birmingham this year on Mar 27. They’ve got a great...
2009-12-15
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Why I've Been Writing So Many Non-Technical Posts Lately
The short answer is that's where my heart has been. I write because I feel compelled to write. I don't...
2009-12-15
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It doesn't matter, it's just data...
Database Design. Sounds simple, and at the same time, demanding. I mean, what's to design. You just need a few...
2009-12-15
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PASS Update #21
In Update #20 I mentioned that I was hoping to get the chapters portfolio for 2010. A few weeks have...
2009-12-14
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Repaired
It’s done, though I’m nervous about my laptop repair. The last entry on the machine prior to shipping is “repl...
2009-12-14
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Tally Table - Character Date Validation
Tally (or numbers) tables are one of my favorite query writing tools. Such a simple premise that can be applied...
2009-12-14
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What is Your Biggest Weakness?
I was tagged by Ken Simmons (@kensimmons) in the blog chain started by David Stein (@made2mentor). Here’s Ken’s post and...
2009-12-14
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Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta v2.0
The Denver Tech Trifecta is set for February 27, 2010 at Metro State College in downtown Denver. If you are...
2009-12-14
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, and pressing on...
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Forums
Removing production permissions when restoring database to non-prod
Hello experts, An application team has asked us to modify a SQL Agent job....
Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors with Window Functions
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Finding Bad Queries
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