SSSOLV November 2011 Meeting
Another month, another meeting. Time really is flying. And now with more Holidays fast approaching, I am sure that time...
2011-11-07
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SQL Server 2012: New Certifications
As a follow-up to my post SQL Server “Denali”: New Certifications, the seven exams for SQL Server 2012 are:
Querying Microsoft...
2011-11-07
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Financial Transparency is Good for Community
I was recently in a conversation with several people that had previously organized one or more community events. The topic...
2011-11-07
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Slide Decks for PASS, SQL in the City, and SQL Server Connections
I’ve sent my slide decks to the organizers, but I know they don’t always get posted. So I’m putting a...
2011-11-07
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SQL Server A to Z – User-Defined Functions
The alphabet is quickly winding down (so sad). We’re up to the letter U and that stands for User-defined functions.
What...
2011-11-07
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SQL University: Advanced indexing – Sorting and Grouping
Good day everyone and welcome to another week of SQL University. I know we’re getting close to the end of...
2011-11-07
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Meme Monday: SQL Family
Tom LaRock’s (blog|twitter) question this month: What does #sqlfamily mean to me?
Wow…
Geez Tom, couldn’t you ask a hard question for...
2011-11-07
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We are Family
It has been a while since I last wrote something for a meme monday. This month is a perfect time to jump back in the deep end. If you...
2011-11-07
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We are Family
It has been a while since I last wrote something for a meme monday. This month is a perfect time...
2011-11-07
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Reliving Basic Training, Sort Of
Recently I had the luxury of a long afternoon lunch at Chipotle on a Sunday afternoon, catching up on some...
2011-11-07
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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