After Seven Years, Time for Something New
Earlier this month, I passed the seven year mark at Digineer. It was a weird feeling, since the last time...
2012-09-14
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StrateSQL
Sometimes Failure Is An Option
Wouldn’t it be nice if failure was an option? You could go along in life, screw it all up and...
2012-09-12
770 reads
Going to San Diego (#SQLSat157)
It appears that I signed up to speak at the San Diego SQL Saturday coming up this weekend. I knew...
2012-09-11
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysdevices
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-09-07
1,162 reads
Am I Following Your Blog?
As I sat around this past weekend I was left wondering… am I missing any good blogs out there? With...
2012-09-03
889 reads
Minnesota SQL Saturday (#SQLSat149)
It’s close to that time of year again. It’s time for a SQL Saturday in Minnesota and this… it isn’t...
2012-08-28
939 reads
Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysdepends
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-08-22
1,223 reads
Got A Pal in Kalamazoo (#SQLSat160)
It’s been a year already and it’s time to head back to Kalamazoo for their SQL Saturday. We’re heading back...
2012-08-21
914 reads
August #Meme15 Round-Up
The August round of #meme15 finished up last week with a good number of people participating. The aim of the...
2012-08-21
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Why I Like My Job – #Meme15
A while back, Kevin Conan (Blog | @ConanTheCDN) emailed me about this months #meme15 topic. He thought it would be good...
2012-08-20
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Blogs
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Free Online Sessions – Building the €100 DWH and Indexing for Dummies
I’m giving two online sessions soon on virtual events that are free to attend....
Forums
The Security of Old Tech
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Revisiting SQL Server Window Functions- A Practical Walkthrough
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
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Question of the Day
Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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