I've given up on fighting for licenses for ERD tools. And I've given up trying to convince people like Embarcadero that selling it for $500 would more than make up...

BTW, I got an appeal from Itzik that Window functions might not make SQL 11 and he's appealing people to upvote connect items.

http://www.sqlmag.com/blogs/puzzled-by-t-sql/tabid/1023/entryid/13085/Window-Functions-OVER-Clause-Help-Make-a-Difference.aspx

I have to admit that I'm not sure...

I'm not sure I want to go to the trouble of finding that many Hawaiian images.

I'm hoping to get out to Omaha. Sounds like a good place for a SQL event... 😉

Ugh, I thought the Palmer would do something. Who keeps rating him so high as a QB?

You can look at your log backups. The size of those is a rough level of how much you are writing to the logs in between your backup interval. Give...

Eric Russell 13013 (9/20/2010)

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Whenever someone requests the creation of a new report, and the specifications don't seem clear or feasible (for example 50 columns fit upon an 11' landscape page),...

I'd agree with the sproc thing. The compile time is likely minimal and unless you are running this a lot, it won't necessarily matter.

The deployment thing is an excuse. You...

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ALZDBA (9/20/2010)

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Steve Jones - Editor (9/20/2010)

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Doh! Just realized I didn't start the newsletter yesterday. That's what comes from being highly unwired and busy on the weekend.

Fortunately our new hardware will...

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/63097/

I'd go back to MSDN with the same case number and let them know it didn't work. They ought to keep helping you.

Make it fun above all. I agree with Ray, and I think a mix of fundamentals and fun is best. Don't worry about seriousness, or anything fancy. I'd make sure...

You do not need to see the questions from the exam. That's what a dump is. The exam guidelines tell you what you need to know. Those items that are...

Doh! Just realized I didn't start the newsletter yesterday. That's what comes from being highly unwired and busy on the weekend.

Fortunately our new hardware will get it out in a...