SQL Rally–1 week out
It’s hard to believe that after all the hard work, planning, and prep, that SQL Rally Dallas is just a...
2012-05-03
912 reads
Tim Mitchell
Eight Words
I remember a lot of things about that day. It was July in Texas, which is to say, it was...
2012-05-03 (first published: 2012-05-02)
2,555 reads
UF Dissolves Computer Science Program, Increases Funding for “Future Jobs”
In a bold and decisive move earlier today, the University of Florida has decided to dissolve their computer science education...
2012-04-26 (first published: 2012-04-24)
3,814 reads
Coming to Dallas: Something for Everyone
Everybody loves the carnival. It only comes around every few years, but when it does, it brings in a variety...
2012-03-23
877 reads
Speaking at SQL Saturday Houston
It’s SQL Saturday season again! I found out this morning that I’ll be speaking at next month’s SQL Saturday event...
2012-03-21
601 reads
I’m speaking at SQL Rally 2012
I’ve learned that my session entitled “Introduction to Data Quality Services” has been selected as one of the community choice...
2012-02-27
672 reads
Shameless Plug: Vote For My Sessions!
Have you voted yet for my sessions your favorite sessions for SQL Rally? If not, this is a friendly reminder...
2012-02-21
619 reads
Conditional Default Values in SSRS
I’d like to share with you a laziness efficiency method I use when developing reports in SQL Server Reporting Services. ...
2012-02-07
3,402 reads
The top 5 reasons to speak at SQL Rally
Have you been thinking about speaking at the upcoming SQL Rally in Dallas? If so, remember that the deadline for...
2012-01-20
738 reads
In 2012, It’s Me and Vanilla Ice
Like many others, I’m planning a few changes for my life for next year. I’m a believer in finding one’s...
2011-12-27
1,204 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
Huge frustration - Database watcher with two elastic pools
Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers