A Minor Rant About Statistics
If you've ever taken a look at the auto generated statistics that SQL builds (typically on non indexed columns when...
2008-03-19
1,336 reads
SQLAndy
Another Take on SP3 & Service Packs In General
Had lunch with a friend in the business yesterday that is involved with vulnerability scans for a large company and...
2008-03-18
1,583 reads
Utah Code Camp is April 26, 2008
Tjay Belt forwarded me the information about the Utah Code Camp this year. Still early in the process, no schedule...
2008-03-18
1,524 reads
Reminder - Orlando Code Camp is Mar 22, 2008
Just a reminder that the event is this Saturday. The tentative schedule has been posted and it looks like I'll...
2008-03-17
1,487 reads
IndyTechFest 2008 Set for Oct 4, 2008
I've been emailing back and forth with IndyTechfest organizer John Magnabosco over the past year as we've traded notes about...
2008-03-16
697 reads
Browse Source Code for .Net Objects in SQL (Reflector.SQL2005Browser)
Saw a mention of this in the latest MSDN Magazine, you can download Reflector.SQL2005Browser and install it as an add-in for...
2008-03-13
799 reads
Building YOUR Brand - Part 2
Yesterday I posted Building YOUR Brand that described a formula for becoming rich and famous. Well, perhaps richer than you are...
2008-03-12
558 reads
Building YOUR Brand
Between teaching classes, attending community events, and participating in the local user group I get to have a lot of...
2008-03-11
675 reads
SQLSaturday #3 Jacksonville Update
Just spoke with Brian this morning to get an event update for SQLSaturday #3:
122 attendees registered so far (event is...
2008-03-11
483 reads
Presenter View in Powerpoint 2007
Friday I gave another iteration of our free Sucessful Technical Speaking class, upgraded some since the last version, and this was...
2008-03-10
547 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
Comments posted to this topic are about the item When SQL Server Central Went...
The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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