Farewell, Robert B. Parker
I heard the news via a blog post by Ward Pond that one of my favorite authors had died at...
2010-02-12
1,727 reads
SQLAndy
Growing the Pool of SQL Server Speakers
In a nutshell, I’m interested in growing and diversifying the pool of speakers that focus on SQL Server. You might...
2010-02-11
986 reads
Notes from the February 2010 oPASS Meeting
Really rainy in Orlando today, traffic is horrible. We had a higher than usual number of RSVP’s for the meeting,...
2010-02-10
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SQLSaturday #43 Announced!
Greg Larsen is hosting SQLSaturday in Redmond, WA again this year, this time on June 12, 2009. Call for speakers...
2010-02-10
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Who Would You Like To See as a PASS Summit Keynote Speaker?
Note: These are my opinions and don’t reflect the official views of PASS, just my thoughts!
I’ve been to every PASS...
2010-02-09
454 reads
South Florida Geek Golf
Scott Klein has put together the first annual Geek Golf event. Scheduled for May 8th, 2010, it’s being held at...
2010-02-08
522 reads
Attending SQLSaturday #33 in Charlotte, NC
Just booked the travel, going up the afternoon of March 5th and returning on an early evening flight on the...
2010-02-08
339 reads
Next Step for the One Laptop Per Child Project
I’ve been a fan of the OLPC project, even buying to raffle off at an event just so I could...
2010-02-08
351 reads
Interviewed by Andy Leonard
As I mentioned earlier in the week I had promised Andy an interview, we finished it up yesterday and the...
2010-02-05
348 reads
My Reading List
A couple weeks back I asked for reading suggestions, and I got a bunch! Here’s the list so far:
Wizard’s First...
2010-02-05
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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