More LINQ Discussion
Steve Jones recently posted an editorial about LINQ and the resulting discussion encapsulates most of the points of view on...
2008-04-24
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SQLAndy
Tribute to Jim Gray
Ran across this in the Mar/Apr ACM Queue, http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/IPRO/JimGrayTribute/ will be held at UC Berkeley on May 31st, 2008. Jim Gray...
2008-04-24
1,358 reads
Desktop or Laptop
Most of that do any time of training or consulting typically use laptops, and they are even reasonably common in...
2008-04-23
1,614 reads
Interesting Web Hosting Option
Ran across this from Mosso, a spin off from Rackspace. Pricing looks very attractive, and there are some interesting twists....
2008-04-22
1,708 reads
SQLSaturday #4 in Orlando - With a Twist!
As you may know MS Teched is two weeks this year and is being held in Orlando. Turns out that...
2008-04-22
1,328 reads
Where are Profiler User Defined Templates Stored?
Someone asked me this recently and I really had no idea. Quick look in BOL didn't yield any results, so...
2008-04-21
1,819 reads
Information on Dell/Equilogic ISCSI
Our Dell rep sent over this link about Equilogic ISCSI SAN's, pricing is not yet posted but according to him,...
2008-04-21
866 reads
Professional Development Links
Someone asked me for these recently as they predate the blog. All were posted on SSC over the past couple...
2008-04-17
623 reads
Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 5
As a mentor I'm looking for someone with the drive to learn and grow, and willing to acknowledge that they...
2008-04-17
534 reads
Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 4
One of the dangers of mentoring someone on your team is that you can easily be perceived as biased, and...
2008-04-16
464 reads
Blogs
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Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
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Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
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Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Designing SQL Server Pipelines That...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers