Used Book Stores and Vacation Reading
I took a vacation recently (well, a really long weekend) and as I like to do, visited a few book...
2011-06-16
669 reads
SQLAndy
PASS Update #57-Board Benefits, Travel, and Meetings
From time to time I get asked about how PASS Board members are compensated, so I thought it would make...
2011-06-15
684 reads
Hash Tag Art
I haven’t tried this, but run across a reference to hashtagart that looks pretty interesting as a way to use...
2011-06-14
625 reads
PASS Update #56-SQLRally 2012 Site Selection
Note: This is a good, bad, and ugly post. We took some chances, got some things right, got more than...
2011-06-13
986 reads
Book Review: Make the Impossible Possible: One Man”s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary
I finished reading Make the Impossible Possible: One Man”s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary...
2011-06-10
786 reads
What Color Were You On Today?
The school my daughter attends gives each student a workbook type thing at the beginning of each year, and it...
2011-06-09
599 reads
Another Idea for SQLSaturday
I spend a lot of time just looking at events, watching for new ideas. At our recent SQLRally we had...
2011-06-07
637 reads
Just Deserts
Here’s another photo from my phone, this one from SQLSaturday Tampa in the cafeteria area. An easy typo to make,...
2011-06-02
602 reads
An Unexpected Service Gotcha
Recently I was participating in a round of storage rearranging with a client (aka the storage dance) which consisted of...
2011-05-31
1,550 reads
SQLSaturday #85 in Orlando!
It’s that time of year again, actually a little earlier than in previous years as we’ll be holding our fifth...
2011-05-31
1,493 reads
Blogs
SQL Server 2025 RegEx and AI
By Steve Jones
One of the language changes in SQL Server 2025 that I’ve seen a lot...
T-SQL Tuesday #192: SQL Server 2025 Backup Changes
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as...
Why Databases Still Fascinate Me
By Chris Yates
I get asked a lot about why or how I began working with databases...
Forums
Columnstore index question
Hi experts, I’ve been going through several articles and videos about Columnstore indexes, but...
Transactional Replication
Recently stood up a 2022 Enterprise server. Have 8 publications with subscriptions on a...
Member was not found in the cube when the string
Hey, I've not done a cube for many years but I find myself supporting...
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Identify a Slipstream Installation
I get a new SQL Server instance from my build team. How can I tell if the instance was installed using a slipstream installation later?
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