SQL Internals Reading Data Records Part 6: Variable Length Data
Welcome back Dear Reader to Part 6 on our series of how to read a Data Record. In Part 1...
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Differences in the Null Bitmap between SQL 2005 and 2012
Hello Dear Reader, I’ve been working on a series for BIDN.com, the Business Intelligence Developers Network, on how to read...
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2012-06-28
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Cross Database Views and Schema Binding
One of the most interesting things I've found as a DBA is learning about features in other RDBMS platforms. Sure...
2012-05-31
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MAGICPASS Tonight It’s All About Encryption
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Tonight I will be live in front of my home town crew at MagicPASS, lead by the one and only...
2012-05-16
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SQL Rally Deck's and Demo's Up
Hello Dear Reader! I'm coming to you live from the wonderful SQL Rally in Dallas Texas. I have two sessions...
2012-05-10
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Thank You to the People That Get Us There
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Hello Dear Reader starting today out in Dallas Texas at the Dallas Convention Center is the Second Annual SQL Rally. ...
2012-05-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #30 TOP 5 Rules for the SQL Community *Screw Ethics
Chris Shaw (@SQLShaw|Blog) is hosting T-SQL Tuesday this month. It has been a while since I participated and this month...
2012-05-08
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SQL Saturday 130 Deck & Scripts Live
Hello Dear Reader, greetings from SQL Saturday 130 in Jacksonville. This is just a quick post to say that the...
2012-04-28
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See you at SQL Saturday 130 Jacksonville!
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Hello Dear Reader, this Saturday April 28th is SQL Saturday 130 in Jacksonville FL! The good people from the Jacksonville...
2012-04-26
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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