Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Beta exam (70-461 / 71-461) – My Thoughts
Well I’ve now done the final SQL Server 2012 exam I managed to get a slot booked for. The Querying...
2012-04-13
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SQLRally at Starbucks Networking Event
Craig Purnell and I are hosting an informal networking event at SQLRally this year on Friday May 11th from 7-8:30...
2012-05-04 (first published: 2012-04-12)
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SQL server: Deciphering Wait resource
When I was working with couple of frequent blocking issue in our live server, I have noticed different types of...
2012-04-12
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PowerShell and T-SQL: Implementing UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my experience this year with the Scripting Games. This is the first year I've competed and...
2012-04-16 (first published: 2012-04-12)
6,769 reads
Re-thinking security for customer service
This morning my son woke up to find his eBook reader frozen. It wouldn't unlock. It was fully charged (the...
2012-04-12
1,276 reads
Microsoft Brings Back the Old Certification Acronyms MCSE and MCSA, starting with SQL Server
The new certification structure has been announced by Microsoft and the changes are rather broad and sweeping. MCITP is gone....
2012-04-12
1,967 reads
SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 1
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 RTM Cumulative Update 1, which is Build 11.0.2316.0. I count 55 fixes in the...
2012-04-12
2,263 reads
Better Living Thru Powershell: Update Statistics in Parallel
As part of a project I’m currently involved with, we’re migrating a database to SQL Server 2008 and performing some...
2012-04-17 (first published: 2012-04-12)
2,845 reads
A Strange Day at McDonalds
A few weeks ago I was running errands on a Saturday, with an almost final stop at Home Depot to...
2012-04-12
695 reads
April 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
Another month goes by and it’s time again to ask… are your SQL Servers healthy? Have they been properly configured? ...
2012-04-12
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Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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