Becoming a Microsoft MVP
I was awarded the Microsoft MVP (data platform) award on Saturday.
On the four days a year (one per quarter) when...
2016-10-03
632 reads
SQLStudies
Pinned Tabs
It’s funny how easy it is to find information you aren’t looking for. A few weeks back Stephen Bennett (b)...
2016-10-10 (first published: 2016-09-27)
2,025 reads
Nil to Speaker: Improving your PowerPoint skills
As I work on my speaking skills one of my tasks is improve my PowerPoint presentations. To that end I’ve...
2016-09-26
601 reads
A quick fix for a full identity column.
A while back I wrote a post on everything I knew about identity columns. In it I mentioned the following:
Negative...
2016-10-03 (first published: 2016-09-21)
2,055 reads
Using an ORDER BY in a view
For many years it’s been a best practice to never put an ORDER BY in a view. The idea is...
2016-09-26 (first published: 2016-09-19)
3,640 reads
Emojis in SQL Server
I blame Aaron Bertrand (b/t) and Kevin Kline (b/t). Aaron who posted a great #BackToBasics blog about naming stored procedures...
2016-09-15
1,306 reads
Azure: Creating a BACPAC from an On-Premises SQL Server Database
So to start, what’s a BACPAC?
Per the Azure documentation
When you need to create an archive of an Azure SQL database,...
2016-09-13
1,114 reads
SA Spoof
This is nothing new but it’s still a fun idea.
The problem:
The vendor app we just purchased (and are told we...
2016-09-08
476 reads
Accidental DBAs, the Developer Edition
I recently spoke at the OKC SQL Saturday. I had an wonderful time and the organizers, volunteers and other speakers...
2016-09-06
392 reads
The new Data Migration Assistant has been released!
Monday Bob Ward (b/t) announced on twitter that the new Data Migration Assistant had been released.
First things first the DMA...
2016-08-31
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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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