Learning New Skills
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #108 prompt by Malathi Mahadevan. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2018-11-06
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T-SQL Tuesday #108 - Learning Tech Beyond SQL Server
Malathi Mahadevan (blog|twitter) is hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, a monthly blog party for the SQL Server community.
Malathi has asked us to:
Pick one thing you want to learn that...
2018-11-06
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Don't go to the PASS Summit speed networking session
Up until now I've been enjoying my first PASS Summit and doing my own light networking.
At breakfast and lunch there's...
2018-11-06
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SQL work-vacation, Monday (#Workation #PASSSummit)
Hello again! Sunday, I wrote that we’re here in Seattle for the PASS Summit, and that it’s my tenth year. AND that...
2018-11-05
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Setting Memory–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2018-11-22 (first published: 2018-11-05)
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What Is Happening, Right Now, At the PASS Summit?
Honestly, that’s a very hard question to answer. I mean, first of all, you can look at the schedule. There...
2018-11-05
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SQL Homework – November 2018 – Constraints
You’ve created tables before but how about constraints? Constraints allow a finer level of control over what data is allowed...
2018-11-14 (first published: 2018-11-05)
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Filtered Indexes in SQL Server
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-11-14 (first published: 2018-11-05)
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Failed Installation of SQL Server Cumulative Updates Debugged
Background
Our customer has recently experienced an issue during the installation of the latest cumulative updates in their SQL Server environment....
2018-11-05
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Last week reading (2018-11-04)
Good morning folks! I wish you very good week at work, at home or wherever you are/will be. Last week...
2018-11-04
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