Not Enough Time
I’ve been thinking about my goals for 2010, ones that I’ve set and adjusted a couple times, and thinking more...
2010-12-07
531 reads
SQLAndy
IT Education Part 1
Like many in IT I’m self taught, starting with DOS and batch files, then proceeding through QuickBasic, Visual Basic in...
2010-12-06
616 reads
Book Review: Alas, Babylon
I just re-read Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank ($10 @ Amazon). It’s a bit of a touchstone for me. It was...
2010-12-03
609 reads
LiveWriter 2011
I recently upgraded to LiveWriter 2011 while upgrading to the final version of LiveMesh. After the upgrade I noted the...
2010-12-01
336 reads
Book Review: Chasing Daylight
I read Chasing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelly after a reference to it in an audio book. It’s the story of...
2010-11-30
1,504 reads
PASS Update #48
It’s the end of November and this will probably be my last update on PASS for the year as things...
2010-11-29
1,562 reads
TechEd 2011
TechEd will be in Atlanta next year, May 16-19, 2011 at the Georgia World Conference Center. I went this year...
2010-11-29
1,529 reads
Android Adventures–Part 2
I’ve been living with my Droid X phone for a couple weeks now. It’s definitely a big change from my...
2010-11-29
1,479 reads
Don’t Abuse the Use Statement
I ran across this article in Visual Studio Magazine that tracks the source of a missing object to an embedded...
2010-11-19
551 reads
I am a Risk Taker
Somewhat of a strange title, but it’s been an interesting journey to understand that I do take risks and to...
2010-11-18
560 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...
Question of the Day
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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