Daily Coping 30 Mar 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-03-30
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Basic Fetch and Offset Experiments–#SQLNewBlogger
I’ve never used the FETCH or OFFSET commands for pagination, but I have heard of them. I ran across them recently and decided to experiment a bit. One note:...
2021-03-29
342 reads
Extended Events: Avoid the XML
One story I hear over and over goes like this: I tried setting up Extended Events, but then I saw the output was XML so I stopped. Look, I...
2021-04-08 (first published: 2021-03-29)
379 reads
Daily Coping 29 Mar 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-03-29
27 reads
What is Transparent Data Encryption?
In this post we look at Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server. What it is - and how it works.
2021-04-07 (first published: 2021-03-29)
432 reads
Goal Progress–Mar 2021
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2021. As I look at goal progress for 2021, I’m going...
2021-03-26
30 reads
Issues When Using Temporary Tables in Nested Stored Procedures
SQL Server offers a lot of flexibility when working with objects like stored procedures and temporary tables. One of the capabilities is to allow for stored procedures to call...
2021-03-26
26 reads
Issues When Using Temporary Tables in Nested Stored Procedures
SQL Server offers a lot of flexibility when working with objects like stored procedures and temporary tables. One of the capabilities is to allow for stored procedures to call...
2021-04-06 (first published: 2021-03-26)
977 reads
Daily Coping 26 Mar 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-03-26
29 reads
Moving Into Consulting 101 - Part 5 - The Tensions of a Consultancy
This is part five in a five part series this week, Moving into Consulting 101.
In the business consulting system, the clients are served by two separate yet equally important groups....
2021-04-07 (first published: 2021-03-26)
256 reads
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Fighting Procrastination?
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A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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