SQLRNNR (5/15/2013)

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Stefan Krzywicki (5/15/2013)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/15/2013)

I don't think Stardock ate Microsoft's lunch. MS made a decision, and in hindsight, it seems not only to be a poor...

garrett.moffitt (5/15/2013)

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I have a table, Customer, with the CustomerID as an identity. I run this query:

select

customerID, count(city) as 'City'

into CustomerCities

from Customer

group by CustomerID

Does the CustomerCities table...

L' Eomot Inversé (5/15/2013)

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I've seen a lot of ranting about how the different UI in Windows 8 makes it very difficult for someone used to older versions of Windows to...

AFAIK, the service account can log into Windows with a console, if you allow it, and map permanent drives that are retained.

This doesn't require the user connected to the instance...

Win 7 is a great upgrade. I'm not sure Win 8 is compelling from 7. From XP, either one.

For the most part, the only thing that I had to change...

We'll talk about it.

The hard part is categorizing and finding this info. We do include a number of these items in Database Weekly each week, with links to content that...

patrickmcginnis59 10839 (5/14/2013)

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Lol I despise windows 8 / server 2012. Microsoft has also changed direction with their application programming tools to a stupid degree. Azure itself will probably have a...

Are you asking if there could be a place where people submit links to content on other sites that could be helpful?

First, please read this and post enough information: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

Second, post in a forum appropriate to your question. T-SQL questions have a forum.

Note: Moved to 2008 T-SQL forum

I'm assuming the part in parenthesis is for our benefit and not part of the name? If so, you are fine.

Instance names must be unique on a Windows host. On...

SQLRNNR (5/13/2013)

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<rant>

I find it annoying that vendors throw somebody into a title such as Sr Database Support Analyst and the person is incapable of doing the job.

Provide an execution plan...

I completely agree developers (or programmers) are pressured by deadlines and unrealistic expectations. They are struggling to keep up. I get it.

That doesn't excuse not learning and improving, as Mr....

I like it as well. My kids are older, but I like the idea. I know Boy Scouts...

My apologies for the typo.

The question has been corrected and points awarded back.

jasona.work (5/10/2013)

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14 days and change until I start my 2 week vacation...

18 days and change until I'm touching down in Jamaica for that vacation...

18 days and a bit more change...