Work requests: It’s broke. Fix it.
Many years ago I was given a work request that literally just said: It’s broke. Fix it. I’m sure you ... Continue reading
2021-09-03 (first published: 2021-08-12)
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SQLStudies
Thoughts on a work/life balance – Spend Wisely : T-SQL Tuesday #141
Wow, it’s TSQL Tuesday again! Tjay Belt (blog|twitter) is our host this month and he’d like us to talk about ... Continue reading
2021-08-27 (first published: 2021-08-10)
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Interview Tip: Know your resume
Seriously. Make a point of reading your resume before submitting it, and again before an interview. I’ve been helping with ... Continue reading
2021-08-20 (first published: 2021-08-05)
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SQL Homework – August 2021 – Security Standards
A few years back (wow time flies) I had you Work with Security. It’s been a while so if you ... Continue reading
2021-08-18 (first published: 2021-08-03)
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Server vs Instance. A rant.
It’s a SQL Server Instance not a SQL Server. The product is SQL Server. The installed copy is an Instance. ... Continue reading
2021-07-29
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Speaking: In person vs webinars vs recordings
I don’t speak all that often. A few times a year for the most part. Because of that I don’t ... Continue reading
2021-07-27
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How do I unlock a SQL Server Login using T-SQL (without changing the password)?
We recently had an application login (SQL Server authenticated) in one of our training environments start locking out on a ... Continue reading
2021-08-09 (first published: 2021-07-22)
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Experiment: If I have Dynamic Data Masking enabled will BCP pull the non masked data.
Hypothesis: If I have Dynamic Data Masking enabled on a column then when I use something like BCP to pull ... Continue reading
2021-07-20
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Padding a string in SQL Server
I’ve been working on converting a piece of DB2 code into T-SQL and one of the functions I had to ... Continue reading
2021-08-02 (first published: 2021-07-15)
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Interview with the Amazing Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman
Thanks for agreeing to do this Kellyn. I’ve always found you to be one of the more interesting personalities in ... Continue reading
2021-07-23 (first published: 2021-07-08)
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Blogs
Daily Coping 26 Oct 2021
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
#PowershellBasics: Sort a list
In my last post I grabbed a file list but I really need it...
A Live Conference Experience at Data Minds Connect 2021
By Steve Jones
Last week I was privileged to attend a live conference in Belgium. dataMinds Connect...
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Tactic AIR Drone - Reviews, Benefits, Price & Where To Buy?
In the hour of the latest advancement, drones have effectively entered Tactic AIR Drone...
Restoring SQL Database
Hi There, I am having an issue with restoring a database over another database....
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