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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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