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Sometimes the grass is greener…
Today I really wished I was working in an Oracle environment. I came across a problem where I really could have used Oracle’s LAG or LEAD functions. The LAG() and LEAD() Functions They’re functions which return a value based on the previous or next record in an ordered set of ...
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SQL Azure Videos
Since I have been railing on SQL Azure lately, I thought I could share with you some of the videos you can watch for free over at MSDN. In case you were not aware, there is a LOT of free content over at MSDN and I am trying to utilize ...
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PASS Summit Content Survey Results
The results of a survey conducted by the PASS organization have been posted (thanks to the Board for all their work, again). Since getting to speak at PASS is a competition, I really shouldn’t be pointing this out, because I’d like to speak again. However, if you’re ...
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It’s Here!!!
My lovely wife Heather gave me a call and said… “Guess what I have in my hands?” I had heard that Ken and Jorge received their author copies this week so I was very quick to guess it right Can’t wait to get home today and check it out… I ...
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A Jack Bauer Event In The Making
Sure, you could say that making a Jack Bauer reference for the 24 Hours of PASS event is corny and expected. But then you’d be right and I’d have to actually use my creative juices. So we’ll agree on a détente of sorts and just move ahead. Coming up next ...
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Index Defrag Script, v4.0
In my blog post, “Index Defrag Script Updates – Beta Testers Needed“, I stated “I’ll hopefully have the new version online in just a few days.” That was dated January 26th. I had every intention of following through with it, too, but something came up: My daughter, Chloe Lynn, was ...
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SQLSaturday 31 Chicago: Recap
Last weekend I had the distinguished pleasure of attending Chicago’s very first SQLSaturday event. Before I begin my recap I’d like to again give a HUGE thanks the organizers of the event: Wendy Pastrick (Blog | Twitter), Aaron Lowe (Blog | Twitter) and Ted Krueger (Blog | Twitter) as well ...
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SQLBits VI – The inside scoop
Last Friday I was one of the lucky few to attend the completely free SQLBits VI! This was my first time attending SQLBits and for me the event turned out to be an incredibly valuable experience. The caliber of speakers on show was high and the content covered technically delicious, ...
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PASS Program Update #3
Its been a while since I wrote an update about whats been happening in the PASS Program Committee. I just havent had time to write about it with all of the work thats going on in addition to my regular day job. Hopefully Ill have time now to do a ...
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PASS Program Update #3
Its been a while since I wrote an update about whats been happening in the PASS Program Committee. I just havent had time to write about it with all of the work thats going on in addition to my regular day job. Hopefully Ill have time now to do a ...
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