Planning a SQL Saturday
On June 8th we announced SQL Saturday 89. The call for speakers went out to all those who had submitted...
2011-07-01
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Tim Radney - Database Professional
Getting Ahead and Getting Involved
I spend a little time on AskSSC (that is the question and answer section on http://www.sqlservercentral.com). Quite often the question...
2011-06-28
865 reads
SQL Saturday #89 Atlanta GA
The official launch of SQL Saturday #89 was June 8th. Within the first week of the launch we have registered...
2011-06-15
503 reads
Using “NOT IN” in a query can provide mixed results
The topic came up at work awhile back with using various includes/excludes such as IN, NOT IN, and EXISTS. A...
2011-05-31
1,369 reads
Using an Excel Destination in SSIS with x64
My first real experience with SSIS began in late Feb of this year. I was upgrading a system from SQL...
2011-05-17
1,130 reads
SQL Saturday 74 – Jacksonville FL
I made a 700+ mile round trip down to Jacksonville FL where I was fortunate enough to get to speak...
2011-05-02
880 reads
SQL Community Support
I have blogged before about my appreciation for the SQL community mainly within the PASS organization as that is what...
2011-04-25
526 reads
If you truly want to understand something try and change it.
I saw this quote on facebook last week and it really hit close to home. I had just started working...
2011-04-11
681 reads
SQL Saturday #70
This blog is long overdue about my journey to Columbia SC for SQL Saturday #70. I was very fortunate to...
2011-04-07
425 reads
SQL Saturday #62
I had the honor of traveling to Tampa Florida this past weekend and presenting a session to a great group...
2011-01-18
470 reads
Blogs
What’s New at AWS re:Invent 2025 – Day 1 Highlights
Day 1 is an absolute thrill at re:Invent! I normally dedicate this dynamic day...
Running SQL Server on KubeVirt – Getting Started
With all the changes that have happened with VMware since the Broadcom acquisition I...
Why is shrinking IT budgets a good thing?
Each year around this time, companies enter the familiar ritual of budgeting. For many,...
Forums
Best analysis approach to reduce data type length in multiple tables
Hello SSC, I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday season! I...
Do you separate data/log files and TempDB files on different disks using AWS EC2
Hello, I am receiving multiple direction on deploying SQL Servers in AWS EC2. ...
Service account being in local admin in AWS EC2 environment?
Hello, I am working with a company on their database administration. I am trying...
Question of the Day
A New Operator
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
SELECT '1' || '0'See possible answers