Drop and Recreate all Synonyms
Had a quick job the other day restoring a pair of databases under different names which is all straight forward...
2014-10-27
154 reads
SQL Server Rocks!
Convert UK Postcode to Latitude/Longitude/Northing/Easting using SQL CLR
Just a quick post this time. I had a requirement to convert a small number of UK based postcodes to...
2014-09-25
2,581 reads
Convert UK Postcode to Latitude/Longitude/Northing/Easting using SQL CLR
Just a quick post this time. I had a requirement to convert a small number of UK based postcodes to...
2014-09-25
1,107 reads
Using indexed views on ANY core SQL server edition
I was having a discussion the other day and was quite surprised to hear that there still appears to be...
2014-09-02 (first published: 2014-08-26)
7,878 reads
Using indexed views on ANY core SQL server edition
I was having a discussion the other day and was quite surprised to hear that there still appears to be...
2014-08-26
167 reads
Thank You SQLBits!
Just a very quick post to say thank you to all the organisers, speakers, helpers, sponsors, venue staff, caterers, party...
2014-07-25
630 reads
Thank You SQLBits!
Just a very quick post to say thank you to all the organisers, speakers, helpers, sponsors, venue staff, caterers, party...
2014-07-25
131 reads
Time for a change in career
A few months back I made the decision to leave the relative comfort and security of my permanent role and...
2014-07-09
568 reads
Deferred-drop tipping point
I was intrigued by the deferred-drop feature that has been inside SQL since SQL Server 2000 SP3 after watching one...
2014-05-31
1,747 reads
Most important feature of SQL 2014
There are a whole raft of cool new features in 2014 including things like In-Memory OLTP, increased Azure integration/options and...
2014-04-29
1,640 reads
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
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A Fun Computer Quote
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