Culture Posters
I work with a client now that had a poster made of the top 10 values for the IT department....
2011-10-19
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Announcing the fifth certification study session
The Denver SQL Server User Group is starting another round for the certification study group. Last year we ran three...
2011-10-19
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SQL Server – Moving table with LOB data to different file group
Last week, i posted about moving tables to different file groups by recreating indexes. However, this method does not *work*...
2011-10-19
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Next PASS Summit is Nov 6-9, 2012
After enjoying the entirely reasonable weather in Seattle in October this year we’ll return to our more traditional time frame...
2011-10-19
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JOIN IN SQL FAQ
1) What types of JOINS exist?
Inner Joins
Outer Joins (LEFT JOIN, LEFT OUTER JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, RIGHT OUTER JOIN, FULL...
2011-10-19
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Using sys.dm_exec_requests to find a blocking chain
A query that calls sys.dm_exec_requests and pulls the statement text out of the request is a handy script for any DBA's...
2011-10-19
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Rat Sues Corn! Rather, rat accuses corn of thought-theft! Or something!
Note: I will be updating this post with, er, updates as I get them…
We’ve had our fair share of plagarists,...
2011-10-18
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October 2011 SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft has been so busy releasing Cumulative Updates for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 over...
2011-10-18
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Dropping a database – such a simple thing!
G’day,
I think it’s a safe bet that everybody here has issued a DROP DATABASE statement and knows what to expect.
Well,...
2011-10-18
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ColoradoSQL. in October
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2011-10-18
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Blogs
Paginated Reporting at Scale: Choosing the Right Microsoft Platform
By Rayis Imayev
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..."— Roy Batty, Nexus-6 Replicant, Blade Runner (1982)(2026-Nov-08) Yep,...
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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Too Many Choices
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Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Practical Guide to Managing Very Large Tables (VLDBs)
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers