Daily Coping 3 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to send an encouraging note to someone who needs a boost. I met someone at a conference years ago and kept in touch. For some...
2023-03-03
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Daily Coping 2 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to make plans with a friend or loved one. I don’t like making plans, preferring to somewhat flow with life and make decisions close to...
2023-03-02
32 reads
JC Bootcamp Stories – Denisa
Od minulého roku jsme spustili náš 4-týdenní Joyful Craftsmen Bootcamp pro budoucí Data Engineers. Jedná se o intenzivní studium přímo u nás v Joyful Craftsmen HUBu, které posouvá datové...
2023-03-02
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Shutting Down Coping Tips
It’s been nearly 3 years of Daily Coping Tips here at the Voice of the DBA. I started these when the pandemic hit and the world shut down. I’ve...
2023-03-01
48 reads
Documentation vs Automation
Originally, I was going to write a post on troubleshooting SQL Server. This is because I’m writing up and reviewing a lot of documentation at my current job. I’ll...
2023-03-08 (first published: 2023-03-01)
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Adding a Computed Column–#SQLNewBlogger
Recently I needed to add a computed column to a table and realized that I didn’t remember the syntax. This short post show how to do this. Another post...
2023-03-10 (first published: 2023-03-01)
488 reads
Daily Coping 1 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to call a friend to catch up and really listen to them Actually a friend pinged me to ask about a call recently. I made...
2023-03-01
26 reads
30 Interview Questions for a Database Administrator and Developer
This blog post summarizes the type of technical questions I would ask candidates for a Microsoft SQL Server data platform administrator and database developer role.Hopefully this helps both candidates...
2023-03-08 (first published: 2023-02-28)
1,389 reads
Daily Coping 28 Feb 2023
Today’s coping tip is to thank three people you feel grateful to and tell them why. This is something I tend to do privately, thanking people who’ve impacted my...
2023-02-28
23 reads
Understanding the TOGAF 9 Foundation Exam
When I teach the ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) course, one of the things I walk candidates through is how the test is structured and how much each...
2023-03-06 (first published: 2023-02-28)
306 reads
Blogs
Power BI Fun With Travels
By Steve Jones
I’m back from a great vacation. I had the chance to visit two new...
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...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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