2008-08-06
64 reads
Editorial - WMV
2008-08-05
72 reads
Un-retiring
Would you leave technology and come back to it as a career? It seems that many people are afraid of doing it, but Steve Jones talks about why it shouldn't matter.
2008-08-04
54 reads
Pimp My Data Center
Steve Jones talks about the changing capabilities and flexibilities of data centers as technologies change.
2008-08-03
60 reads
Infinite Seizure - Database Weekly (2008/8/4)
This week's Database Weekly editorial examines the US policy of potentially seizing laptops for an infinite period when you enter the country.
2008-08-02
69 reads
Social Profiling
This Friday Steve Jones talks about the social networking phenomenon and asks how it should affect your career?
2008-07-31
64 reads
You are a Professional, So Speak Up
You are hired for your ideas so share them, it can only help your career.
2008-07-30
60 reads
Stored Procedures Reconsidered
A guest editorial from Scott White that looks at the use of stored procedures from a developer's point of view.
2008-07-29
72 reads
The July Car Update (2008)
With the price of gas rising and no end in sight. Steve Jones steps back to talk a bit about what solutions there might be to ease the burdens on everyone.
2008-07-28
502 reads
The More Things Change ...
Steve Jones talks about how IT hasn't changed very much over the years and how your career might not be that different in ten years.
2008-07-27
60 reads
Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
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One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers