Will You Vote?
Voting is one of the many privileges that I have as an American citizen. It’s a privilege that most Americans...
2013-09-23
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SQL Swimmer
Saving Grace
According to Merriam-Webster the definition of grace is:
1a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification; b : a...
2013-05-30
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Certifiable?
I have recently begun to contemplate pursuing the MCSA Certification. I have been working with SQL Server for almost 20...
2013-05-17
616 reads
The Long and Winding Road
“The Long and Winding Road” is one of my favorite Beatles songs, it reminds me of my dad, he was...
2013-05-14
567 reads
Custom Reports for SSMS 2012
I presented on this topic at the TriadSQL User’s Group meeting on 3/26/13. I promised I would post my code/solutions,...
2013-03-29
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Summit 2012 is over, but not forgotten
What a whirlwind last week was. There were so many sessions to attend and only one of me. I needed...
2012-11-12
725 reads
Policy-Based Management, How Sweet It Is
I have just recently changed employers and in doing so, I’ve changed my role from Data Architect to DBA/BI Developer. ...
2012-10-24
1,915 reads
PASS Election Season
Did you know that it’s election season for PASS? Did you know that you can pose questions to the potential...
2012-08-27
606 reads
Mentoring
I’m putting my money where my mouth is, with respect to my last blog post. I am officially a mentor...
2012-08-24
637 reads
Paying it Forward
My company has recently put forth an effort to hire fresh college graduates and interns. I think this is a...
2012-08-24 (first published: 2012-08-22)
1,728 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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