Changing Course On Learning
With all the new stuff on the Microsoft Data Platform, it’s really hard to keep up with it all. I had...
2015-12-03
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The Scary DBA
It’s Not Too Late
You know you want to go on the SQL Cruise. You can. You just have to convince the boss that...
2015-12-01
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Speaker of the Month for November 2015
A great benefit that I get with my job is that I get to travel all over the place to...
2015-11-05
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PASS Summit 2015: Wrap-up
WHOOP!
Another PASS Summit is complete. This one was amazing. It’s my first time ever as a member of the Board...
2015-11-02
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PASS Summit 2015: So Far
It’s Kilt Day!
I want to give a quick assessment on how the Summit has been for me so far. Monday,...
2015-10-29
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Talk to Me at PASS Summit
If you’re going to PASS and you want to have a chat, I want to talk to you. If it’s...
2015-10-23
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ZOOMIT!
Guilty.
I’m at least one of the people who yelled Zoomit during a keynote at PASS Summit.
I want to take a moment...
2015-10-22
557 reads
Statistics for the New Data Pro
Next week at the PASS Summit I’ll be presenting a session called Statistics for the New Data Pro.
You can read...
2015-10-20
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Getting Started With DocumentDB
I’ve put this off for too long. It’s time to get my feet wet with some new tech.
Step 1 is...
2015-10-14
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Argenis Without Borders: Fun For a Good Cause
This is the second year of Argenis Without Borders and the second year that I’m taking part. Last year we...
2015-10-12
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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