How to Become a SQL Server Database Administrator
I wrote How to Become a SQL Server Database Administrator (email address required for download) a few years ago as a project...
2017-04-03
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SQLAndy
April Fools 2017
Each year I try to something fun for April 1st, though it’s hard to do well. Trying to be funny...
2017-04-01
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Why I’m Changing to MySQLAndy
From time to time we all have to examine our path and decide if we need to make adjustments. Looking...
2017-04-01
427 reads
Notes from the March 2017 MagicPASS Meeting
I was a last minute volunteer to speak at the March meeting and used it as a chance to talk...
2017-03-31
629 reads
Applying SQL Service Pack on Encrypted Drives
I have a server that uses a third party disk encryption product. It’s configured so that the SQL service account...
2017-03-30
697 reads
SSMS – Not a Valid Value for Property Width
I’ve had this happen a couple of times with a recent build of SSMS. Something went wrong – resolution change maybe...
2017-03-29
1,254 reads
Orlando Code Camp 2017
I’ll be attending and speaking at Orlando Code Camp on April 8th. Come by and say hello if you’re attending,...
2017-03-27
413 reads
Reading the January 2017 PASS Minutes
I’ve been catching up on stuff this week, including reading the January 2017 minutes. It was in-person meeting so a...
2017-03-27
377 reads
Reviewing the PASS 2017 Budget
I did a quick review of the 2017 PASS Budget. It’s not a page turner, but it has a lot...
2017-03-27
372 reads
A Note on Configuring HP SSD’s
Sharing this without a supporting link, might help someone. During a recent move from SAN to local SSD the storage...
2017-03-24
432 reads
Blogs
Accept the no and move on
By Brian Kelley
Here is a short emotional intelligence (EI) post for today, courtesy of Seth Godin....
Don’t Fight with AI
By Steve Jones
I was recently trying to handle a simple task with a few AI tools...
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Forums
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Work with On-Premises...
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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