Building My Next Workstation–Part 1
It’s been four years – maybe more – since I last bought a workstation to use for development and lab work. It’s...
2013-02-18
741 reads
SQLAndy
My $200 Oops
My Nexus 7 tablet has grown on me, though I think it’s more about having a dedicated tablet than the...
2013-02-14
622 reads
Annual Catch Up and End of Job/Contract Networking Steps
It’s easy to get comfortable in a job and neglect to capture the relationships and connections you’ve built – for me...
2013-02-12
615 reads
Some Thoughts About Sponsors at SQLSaturday
I think it was because I had just received an email about sponsoring a SQLSaturday that had me thinking about...
2013-02-12
601 reads
LinkedIn Endorsements
Last year LinkedIn rolled out a new feature called endorsements, not to be confused with recommendations. Recommendations are free form...
2013-02-11
768 reads
The PASS BA Conference–Good Idea or Not?
Ever since it was announced I’ve been ambivalent about the PASS Business Analytics Conference. I believe PASS should look for...
2013-02-09
844 reads
Don Gabor Presents Mastering the Art of Conversation and Making Business Contacts in NYC
My friend Don Gabor is presenting a two hour seminar titled “Mastering the Art of Conversation and Making Business Contacts”...
2013-02-09
767 reads
SQLSaturday #200 in Philadelphia (And Vacation)
I’m planning to attend SQLSaturday #200 in Philadelphia on June 1, 2013. Number 200! This will be my first trip...
2013-02-09
601 reads
One Slick Solution and Unexpected Consequences
Quite a few years ago my first job in the military was driving a tracked vehicle, a variant of the...
2013-02-07
761 reads
I’ll Meet You Half Way–Compromising To Win
Compromise is one of those things that makes the world work. I can’t say I’ve always been good at it....
2013-01-28
774 reads
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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