Getting over to ASK
I haven’t been great about spending time at ask.sqlservercentral.com. It wasn’t my idea to set it up, and while I...
2010-02-18
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sys.dm_os_wait_stats
This is a short note explaining he sys.dm_os_wait_stats DMV.
This DMV returns the following columns/values regarding waits encountered by executed...
2010-02-18
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More on SQLSaturday – From Jack Corbett
My friend Jack posted a nice aggregate of comments so far about the transfer of SQLSaturday to PASS, and added...
2010-02-18
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Interactive Sorting Using a Tablix in Reporting Services
Many organizations collect data, lots and lots of data. We have the opportunity and ability today to collect more data...
2010-02-18
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NOT EXISTS vs NOT IN
Continuing with the mini-series on query operators, I want to have a look at NOT EXISTS and NOT IN.
Just one...
2010-02-18
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BugMeNot
Warning: Rant coming
Every once in awhile I get a note from someone, usually a somewhat nasty one, that complaints about...
2010-02-18
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SQLSaturday Acquired by PASS – Reactions
The Announcement
On February 2nd, PASS (@sqlpass), here, and Andy Warren (@sqlandy), here, announced ownership of the SQLSaturday franchise brand was transferred...
2010-02-18
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Sometimes, you have to fix it yourself
The Problem
SQL Server is a huge product with lots of moving parts. Bugs happen. Microsoft has a place to voice...
2010-02-18
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The Adversity Index
Found The Adversity Index while browsing and thought I’d share. It’s interesting to see the economic trends and I’ll let...
2010-02-18
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Free MSDN Azure Event in Orlando
Joe Healy is doing a four hour Azure training event on March 6, 2010 in Orlando, details and free registration...
2010-02-18
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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...
Forums
Communication, For Incidents and Life
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
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Building a Support Ticket Triage Report with IIF() and CHOOSE() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
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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