Life is Like a Manure Spreader
Things on the ranch inspire Steve Jones in the rest of his life. He's one you might not have thought about.
Life is Like a Manure Spreader
Things on the ranch inspire Steve Jones in the rest of his life. He's one you might not have thought about.
Life is Like a Manure Spreader
Things on the ranch inspire Steve Jones in the rest of his life. He's one you might not have thought about.
Dead LINQ - Database Weekly (Nov 3, 2008)
Steve Jones comments on a few pieces of interesting SQL Server news this week.
Dead LINQ - Database Weekly (Nov 3, 2008)
Steve Jones comments on a few pieces of interesting SQL Server news this week, including Service Pack 3.
Dead LINQ - Database Weekly (Nov 3, 2008)
Steve Jones comments on a few pieces of interesting SQL Server news this week.
Happy Halloween 2008!
Steve Jones is taking a break on this fine holiday, enjoy a few bloopers before you head out with the kids for trick-or-treating.
A Halloween Tale
A while back, in a Simple-Talk editorial meeting, someone bet Phil that he couldn't come up with a Halloween story. To our surprise he said he could, as long as he didn't have to keep to the strict literal truth.
Introduction to Spatial Coordinate Systems: Flat Maps for a Round Planet
This paper is an introduction to Earth-oriented coordinate systems, projections, models, and mapping. While not specific to any technology, this information provides valuable background for those who will use spatial data in SQL Server.
SQL Server 2008: The New Data Types
Brad continues his helicopter-level view of the most important new features of SQL Server 2008 with a look at the new data types, their use and their significance.
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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