Union Benefits
IT is an industry that hasn't adopted a union, at least not yet. Many IT workers hope it never happens, but what if it does? This Friday Steve Jones asks what benefits you might want from a union.
Adoption
Are lots of people adopting SQL Server 2008? Should you be looking at it? Steve Jones has a few comments on what the new lifecycle of SQL Server might mean for DBAs and developers.
From the Real World: SQL Server 2000 SP4 Installation Failure
SQL 2000 SP4 failure on Cluster with error:Setup failed to perform required operations on the cluster nodes
Roll Your Own SSIS Fuzzy Matching / Grouping (Jaro - Winkler)
Roll Your Own SSIS Fuzzy Matching / Grouping (Jaro - Winkler)
Importing and exporting bulk data with the bcp utility
The SQL Server bcp utility can help administrators easily import or export bulk data between text files and SQL Server tables.
PASS Update #6
It's been pretty busy since my last post. Just in one week I had at least 12 hours devoted to PASS activities, and I'll share details of some of that here. To start with, I was able to mark another of my Q1 goals complete as Sanj from PASS HQ...
Perils of adding fields to database tables
Adding a field to a database table is sometimes not as simple as it may seem. If certain situations are not considered when adding fields, you may find yourself looking at some long nights fixing database code. Today, database consultant Tim Chapman looks at two such scenarios, and how you can plan for their occurrence.
Up Your Value
With the economy in a recession, how should you be managing your career? Steve Jones talks a little about building your brand and showing value to your employer.
Up Your Value
With the economy in a recession, how should you be managing your career? Steve Jones talks a little about building your brand and showing value to your employer.
Up Your Value
With the economy in a recession, how should you be managing your career? Steve Jones talks a little about building your brand and showing value to your employer.
Blogs
The Intersection Between DevOps and FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
DevOps is about shortening the system development lifecycle. Plan faster, build faster, test faster,...
Fabric Mirroring doesn’t start copying Rows
A short blog post about an issue with Fabric Mirroring (with Azure SQL DB...
JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an...
Forums
PostgreSQL String Functions Part 1
Comments posted to this topic are about the item PostgreSQL String Functions Part 1
Working Better Under Pressure
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Working Better Under Pressure
Identities and Sequences V
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Identities and Sequences V
Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
See possible answers