SQL in the City is coming Feb 28
The next edition of the SQL in the City broadcast is coming Feb 28, and I’m planning travel now to...
2018-01-30 (first published: 2018-01-22)
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WIT: A Quick Thought
I recently had the opportunity to be a Dungeon Master (DM) at a gaming convention. It was my first time....
2018-02-02 (first published: 2018-01-22)
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What’s dbo?
Don’t you hate it how certain words (well, acronyms in this case) get reused to mean multiple things? dbo seems...
2018-01-29 (first published: 2018-01-22)
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Learn Different Options for Importing Data Into SQL Server
Most of the time users need to import their data into SQL Server for its proper management. Select from the...
2018-01-22
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Perfecting my presentations
After a considerable amount of “umming and ahhing” last year I decided to start presenting full hour long sessions. Well,...
2018-01-22
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What is VMware vSAN?
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-01-22
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Introduction to System-versioned temporal tables – New database feature of SQL Server 2016
System-versioned temporal tables is new database feature of SQL Server 2016. Another improved version of table level auditing with some...
2018-01-22
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Object Explorer Details (Day 21)
The Object Explorer Details windows (from the View menu, or the keyboard shortcut F7) displays detail information about the objects...
2018-01-21
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Object Explorer Details (Day 21)
The Object Explorer Details windows (from the View menu, or the keyboard shortcut F7) displays detail information about the objects...
2018-01-21
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Configuration Manager Missing - Windows 10
SQL Server Configuration Manager is one of the fundamental tools for a DBA to do basic tasks like starting or stopping SQL Service, knowing how many instances and what...
2018-01-21
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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