SQL Saturday 14 - Pensacola
I’ve just arrived home from a quick trip to Pensacola to speak at SQL Saturday 14 in Pensacola, FL. I’m...
2009-06-07
1,348 reads
Tim Mitchell
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
For those who are interested, I've got a couple of speaking engagements coming up in the next two weeks. I'll be speaking...
2009-06-01
633 reads
Book Review: Success Is A Choice
I just finished reading Success Is A Choice: Ten Steps to Overachieving in Business and Life. Written by Rick Pitino,...
2009-05-28
2,193 reads
Give Us TRIM()!
If you're like me, you've probably typed in LTRIM(RTRIM([value])) hundreds, if not thousands, of times during your travels through SQL...
2009-05-28
1,960 reads
Sometimes, code comments are informative and helpful
... and other times, they are stop-you-in-your-tracks funny. Here's an example of the latter:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/brianmadsen/archive/2009/04/21/funniest-code-comment-ever.aspx
2009-05-19
718 reads
The Windows 7 RC0 Experience
Over the past 2 days, I’ve gone full bore into Windows 7. I’ve installed RC0 on 2 of my laptops,...
2009-05-12
674 reads
Four new SSIS Videos on JumpstartTV.com
I've got four new SSIS videos published on JumpstartTV.com:
Expression Language Basics
Secure FTP File Transfer in SSIS
SSIS Lookup Transformation Basics
SSIS...
2009-04-20
2,211 reads
SQL Saturday Pensacola - Schedule published
The event schedule for SQL Saturday Pensacola has been published. This event will be held on Saturday, June 6 at...
2009-04-16
804 reads
Never Delete Data
Should you ever delete data? In a production environment, do the benefits of deleting old data outweigh the possible risks?
Data...
2009-04-07
1,712 reads
SQL Saturday Jacksonville call for speakers
If you’re available and are (or can be) in the Jacksonville FL area the first weekend of next month, check...
2009-04-02
767 reads
Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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