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December 4, 2025 at 7:55 pm
Steve,
I appreciate the write-up, but I have to push back on the idea that SQL Server licensing is “simple.” That’s a bit like saying jumping out of a plane...
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 pm
Oracle is one of the Big 3 for databases for solid technical reasons. Their licensing regime feels like corporate well poisoning.
Yep, it's a wild thing. They get...
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 pm
Remember using this in DB2 on a mainframe in the 90's.
In DB2, it was CONCAT for strings and OR for numerical values
Gotta love standards, especially when vendors pick...
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 pm
I think your only two options from t-sql are xp_cmdshell or xp_delete_file. I think the former gives you more options to execute something that manages files. I would separate out...
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 pm
I'd agree. In the cloud you often have software defined storage, so having more paths and being able to upgrade one is helpful.
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 pm
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None of that huge cost delivers a line of code.
Same could be said of health insurance in the US.
I miss the days of buying an installed copy of software...
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 pm
without a doubt: "The Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book)"
Only if you wear a costume
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 pm
I did that for the SQL Saturday in Kalamazoo, MI in 2013. I did a take on "Strolling through the park" to introduce my session on how to safely...
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 pm
Agreed, these are only partially helpful. I've asked for more metadata type features that help doc or explain the db, but really adding in UML capabilities might be helpful. To...
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 pm
IIRC, the collation for the SQL ones has different "weights" for the characters, so the sorting is different. I haven't found a source for this specifically, but it's definitely the...
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 pm
I would ask for the great solo guitar of "Comfortably numb" from Pink Floyd's "The wall" album. Ten thousand points to the UK band.
Great solo
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 am
I think for me, I'd go with something a bit "fun" and kind of appropriate for a tech crowd...
Granted, the processor series mentioned are a bit "dated," but...
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 am
I wonder if I could get away with For Evigt by Volbeat?
Another for my list to try
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 am
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