Think Using .. In Code Is A Time Saver? Think Again!
Ok, so what is this 4 part naming convention? It is the way the SQL Server (and other DBs out...
2016-09-23
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WaterOx SQL
Organizing a SQL Saturday – Part 3 – The Venue
You’ve got your team; now you need to find a somewhere to host your event. If you are lucky, you...
2016-09-22
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sp_WOxCompliant Update
I just released an update to the sp_WOxCompliant script to fix a couple of issues. You can download it here! What...
2016-09-22
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Organizing a SQL Saturday – Part 2 – The Team
A lot of these types of events are pulled together by the local user group. If there is none, it...
2016-08-31
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Organizing a SQL Saturday – Part 1 – Why Do It?
To kick off this series, I thought it would be worthwhile to discuss why it is I step up to...
2016-08-26
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T-SQL Tuesday #080 – The Gift of the Basics
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday (#080) is being hosted by Chris Yates (B|T) (Happy B-day Chris!). He decided that this month’s...
2016-07-12
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Hearing Responsibility
A while ago I was watching Shark Tank on TV and at one point Robert Herjavich (T|B) made the great...
2016-06-29
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PASS Summit 2016 – My Session Evaluations
No Sessions For You! The announcements of the speakers and sessions selected for the PASS Summit 2016 were recently announced,...
2016-06-24
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A New Look & A New Direction
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you...
2016-04-28
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Quick PS script to get SQL Server Configuration Aliases - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
Aliases! They can be quite helpful, but they can also be a major pain when setting up new servers or...
2016-03-09
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Blogs
Simplify Kubernetes Security With Kyverno and OPA Gatekeeper
Here’s how these tools can make Kubernetes security easier and help you avoid common...
A New Word: Lackout
By Steve Jones
lackout – n. the sudden awareness that you’re finally over someone, noticing that the...
Delta Lake over Spark Connect
By Ed Elliott
All Spark Connect Posts I have just finished an update for the spark connect dotnet...
Forums
Shades and Reflecting on SQLBits and the Bright Future of Data
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Shades and Reflecting on SQLBits...
Merge techniques
In Azure SQL DB, i want to merge records from the staging table to...
SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant value...
Full error message: SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant...
Question of the Day
Adding Defaults
I have a table, called dbo.logger, in SQL Server 2022. I decide to add two new columns to this table with this code.
ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD CreateDate DATETIME CONSTRAINT dfGetDate DEFAULT GETDATE() GO ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD ModifyDate DATETIME DEFAULT dfGetDate GOWhat happens when I run these two batches? See possible answers