Spoke at #sqlsat81
I presented two sessions this weekend in Birmingham AL at SQL Saturday 81. I was in the first slot of...
2011-07-31
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Tim Radney - Database Professional
Thank you PASS Community
This has been a great week for me. I had a lot of new faces come out for the Columbus...
2011-07-29
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Build a schedule for SQL Saturday
A new feature has been added to SQL Saturday. Now when you register for an event you can build your...
2011-07-29
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Preparing for #sqlsat81
SQL Saturday 81 is coming up this weekend in Birmingham AL. This will be my 5th SQL Saturday to speak...
2011-07-27
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What is the hardest part of planning a SQL Saturday?
For me so far it has been the speaker selection. Getting sponsors didn’t prove to be difficult, we have a...
2011-07-27
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Get count of folders using Power Shell
More on my recent PowerShell project. I recon I have taken on the challenge to handle this entire request using...
2011-07-25
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Starting and Stopping a Remote Service with PowerShell
A recent project I was working on required me to move folders from a staging location to a processing location....
2011-07-18
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My first PowerShell Script to Move Folders
I just had my first encounter with having to write a PowerShell script. The request seemed pretty harmless when I...
2011-07-15
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SQL Saturday 89 Pre-Con
Why am I attending Kevin Kline’s pre-con on “Troubleshooting & Performance Tuning Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2” at SQL Saturday #89...
2011-07-14
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Listing Stored Procedures From Every Database
Recently I answered a question on AskSSC that I thought I would create a quick blog about. Someone had asked...
2011-07-04
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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