Dust Off That Resume
Since I started regularly attending SQL Saturday events some five years ago, I’ve sat in on a number of professional...
2013-03-08 (first published: 2013-02-28)
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SQL BLOG: Using Triggers for creating history tables in SQL Server
Case Study:1) We need to track the employee table in terms of new records inserted along with the datetime stamp
2) ...
2013-02-28
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"An item with the same key has already been added."
In SQL Server Reporting Services, when adding a new dataset to a report, you may see an error that looks...
2013-02-28
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Check out IT Central Station
If you get some time, head on out to IT Central Station.com. You can provide some valuable feedback on the...
2013-02-28
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Data Warehouse Architecture Presentation Slides
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Data Warehouse Architecture” to the PASS DBA virtual chapter. There were over 200 attendees! The recording of...
2013-02-28
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Optimizing Protected Indexes (was Indexing Encrypted Data)
Why bother encrypting?
Riddle me this batman? Why bother to Encrypt?
As a SQL Server DBA I am primarily responsible for making...
2013-02-27
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We’re Live on the PowerScripting Podcast! (Thursday night, 02-28)
Your MidnightDBAs
Unusually, Sean and I will be guests on someone else’s podcast this week! Tune in live to our PowerScripting...
2013-02-27
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Attaching an MDF with no Log (AdventureWorks)
Attaching an MDF file without an LDF file can be a little tricky. I had to go through this recently...
2013-02-27
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It Is Your Fault
I earned my nickname. I’m proud of it. I am the Scary DBA. I don’t really like to advertise my...
2013-02-27
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Finding SQL Server Installs Using Powershell
Old Dog, New Tricks
I’ve been writing tools for SQL Server for a lot of years. Some of these tools were...
2013-02-27
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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: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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