The Whirlwind That Is October – Part 2
October has been such a whirlwind of PASS activity for me. Two SQL Saturdays and the PASS Summit. This post...
2015-10-18
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SQL Swimmer
The Whirlwind That Is October – Part 1
October has been such a whirlwind of PASS activity for me. Two SQL Saturdays and the PASS Summit. This post...
2015-10-16
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Fall Means Election Season
While it’s not officially Fall yet, it is definitely Election Season. Elections for the PASS Board of Directors opens up...
2015-09-25 (first published: 2015-09-11)
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TSQL2sday #68 – Defaults
A big thank you goes out to Andy Yun (b|t) for hosting this month’s TSQL2sday party. This month’s topic is...
2015-07-14
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The Whole Pie
Today should be such an exciting day, the day the speakers are announced for the 2015 PASS Summit. But as...
2015-06-26
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Earning my MCSE: Business Intelligence Certification
I earned my MCSE: Business Intelligence Certification on May 27, 2015. It was a long road, but I did it....
2015-05-28
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TSQL2sday #66 – Monitoring
A big thank you to Cathrine Wilhelmsen (blog | twitter) for hosting this month’s TSQL2sday party. Monitoring is this month’s topic...
2015-05-12
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Becoming a PASS Chapter Leader – Challenge Accepted!
My first real introduction to PASS was back in 1998. I was an “Accidential DBA” and needed some training. I...
2015-04-14
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How to Add Users to Roles in SSAS, a.k.a., Where the Heck are the Buttons?
I’ve been responsible for administering Analysis Services (SSAS) on a regular basis for the past 7-8 years via SQL Server...
2015-04-07
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Achievement Unlocked: 24 Hours of Pass Session Submitted
I have finally submitted a session for a speaking engagement. Those who know me know that this is a very...
2015-03-19
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Blogs
From SQL Saturday to Day of Data
By ReviewMyDB
A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...
PostgreSQL 18 Finally Makes BUFFERS the Default. Here Is Why That Matters
You run EXPLAIN ANALYZE on a slow query, stare at the plan, and something...
A New Word: La Guadière
By Steve Jones
la guadière – n. a glint of goodness you notice in something that you...
Forums
non ascii columns in a utf-8 .txt file
hi, we couldnt get our upstream data source developers to supply what is sometimes...
PolyBase Trace Flags
Are there any good articles on all the trace flags that are enabled on...
The Data Model Matters
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Question of the Day
Running SQLCMD I
I run the SQLCMD utility as follows:
lcmd -S localhost -EI then type this (the 1> is the prompt):
1> select @@version goIf I hit enter, what happens? See possible answers