The PASS Board: #passvotes
Ever been in a fight? Ever been in one that’s not completely going your way? I’ve done this and seen...
2014-10-02
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Fixing SCOM After a Hardware Upgrade
Quick note in case I need again some day. The team recently moved all the user databases for a monitoring...
2014-10-09 (first published: 2014-10-02)
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Monday Night Networking Dinner at PASS Summit 2014
For the fifth year Steve Jones and I are organizing the Monday Night Networking Dinner at the PASS Summit. It...
2014-10-10 (first published: 2014-10-02)
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4 Is Now Available !
Finally after a long waiting period, Microsoft release SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4, Same is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. SQL Server 2008 Service...
2014-10-02
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Get A Free SQL Server 2014 Book!
I have some great news to share. One of my bucket list items is to be a published author. I...
2014-10-02
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SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4 Is Now Available !
Finally after a long waiting period, Microsoft release SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4, Same is now available for download...
2014-10-02
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I’ve joined the SQL SERVER MVP community – Thank you!
TweetG’Day,
Today I awoke to find an email from Microsoft informing me that I’d been awarded an MVP. Wow.
I had to...
2014-10-01
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I’m a SQL Server MVP!
I was just awarded as a Microsoft SQL Server MVP!
I can’t believe Microsoft has chosen me for this award and...
2014-10-01
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Renewed as MVP for 2015
Took a break to check email and saw the confirmation that I was renewed for another year. Pleasant news for...
2014-10-01
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C-R-U-D The Basics
C-R-U-D The Basics
What is CRUD? Well, there are a lot of things I can think of when I use the...
2014-10-09 (first published: 2014-10-01)
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Blogs
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
Forums
Pay for Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
Slow - Linked server query
Hi I have this slow query that is pulling data from a linked server....
Too Many Choices
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Too Many Choices
Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers