SQLSaturday #362 – Austin, TX – Let’s Get Weird
I used to spend the 4th of July weekend (or week) in Austin with some buddy’s when we were in...
2015-01-20
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The Smiling DBA
PASS – Connect, Share and Learn
The Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) has a slogan for what they do – CONNECT, SHARE and LEARN. So, what...
2014-12-18
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PASS Summit: Blogger Q&A with Board of Directors Executive Committee
On Thursday, I was invited as a blogger to attend an intimate conversation (Q&A) with the PASS Board of Directors:...
2014-11-07
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PASS Summit 2014
Well, it is that time of year again. The Professional Associations for SQL Server (PASS) annual summit. This year we...
2014-10-29
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Can’t Create A Timeline in Excel on Multidimensional Cube
Excel 2013 - We can’t create a Timeline for this report because it doesn’t have a field formatted as Date.
After getting...
2014-10-15
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PASS got it right
This morning I received an email (really 3 emails) about an extension for voting for the Board of Directors giving...
2014-09-27
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PASS Summit 2014 Announcements
In case you do not receive the PASS connector, here are some announcements for this year’s summit on Nov 3rd...
2014-09-03
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Upcoming PASS Virtual Chapter Webcast (FREE!!!)
As always, there are many free ways to learn more about SQL Server and the Professional Association of SQL Server...
2014-08-08
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PASS Data Arch VC presents SQL Server MVP Grant Fritchey - How to Build a Database Deployment Pipeline
Please come join the Data Architecture VC this Wednesday to get info from MVP Grant about Database Deployment something all...
2014-07-21
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Upcoming Free PASS VC Webcasts
Here is a list of upcoming webcast presented by various PASS Virtual Chapters that are always free. Some are recorded...
2014-07-08
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Blogs
Understanding Fabric Ontology
By James Serra
What problem is Fabric Ontology trying to solve? For years, most data conversations have...
QUOTENAME Basics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Recently I ran across some code that used a lot of QUOTENAME() calls. A...
When growing companies outgrow Excel
By ChrisJenkins
There are some telltale signs that your growing business has outgrown Excel for your...
Forums
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployment Level 3 – Rehearsing Changesets Across Environments
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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