Can a Data Professional Be Organized?
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” While this quote is true...
2017-05-05 (first published: 2017-04-25)
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The SQL Professor
SQL Doc by RedGate
I recently was on a call where a technical unit indicated they did not receive any form of documentation around...
2017-04-24 (first published: 2017-04-19)
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T-SQL Tuesday #89 Invitation – The times they are a-changing
This month’s topic by Koen Verbeeck (B|T) is based around times that are a changing. To break it down somewhat...
2017-04-11
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Don’t Duck On Responsibilities
Being a data professional you assume a certain amount of responsibility. It often requires having the right attitude and an...
2017-04-17 (first published: 2017-04-10)
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Are You Wasting Energy?
Often times we as leaders within our respective shops tend to waste our time focusing on the wrong things. Think...
2017-04-06
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Is There A Threat Inside?
If you’ve been involved in technology for any length of time you are aware of outside threats to your network...
2017-04-05
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How I Became A…SQL Server Data Professional
Last night I saw a tweet from Matt Gordon (b|t); the topic caught my eye – “How I Became A…SQL Server...
2017-04-04
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What Is SQL Saturday?
I was recently approached and asked, “What is SQL Saturday? I actually get asked that question more times than not...
2017-04-03
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The Pen Cap
This post is for all you up and coming data professionals out there. Over the course of the last week...
2017-03-21
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A Letter To A Younger Yates
Hello much younger Yates. Hope you’ve been doing well. Why don’t you pull up a chair and stay for a...
2017-01-31
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Blogs
The Benefits of Teaching
By Brian Kelley
Even preparing for a class or seminar with set materials takes a lot of...
Power BI, Excel, OneLake – Dreams Do Come True!
By DataOnWheels
I can’t believe it’s finally here! A way to have Excel live in OneDrive...
The Book of Redgate: What Our Staff Says
By Steve Jones
This image is from 2010, and it goes along with my last post of...
Forums
Help! MEMORY_ALLOCATION_EXT wait stalls
Hi I have an overnight process that moves allot of claims records Been working...
Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey with dbt (Data Build Tool) on SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey...
Putting the Player with the Number
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Putting the Player with the...
Question of the Day
Putting the Player with the Number
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
DECLARE @player varchar(20) = 'Bo Nix', @num VARCHAR = '10' SELECT @player || @numSee possible answers