Blog Post: SQL SERVER – Understanding How to Play With Row Constructor
Every version of SQL Server brings in something new that challenges our understanding of how the software product works. For me, working with SQL Server is quite refreshing and fulfilling because every...
View ArticleBlog Post: #0384 – SQL Server – Basics – Implicit Conversion – Blank strings...
Implicit conversion is a boon if used wisely, but in most cases it can (and will) catch poorly written code and unsuspecting developers by surprise. In this post, I explore another manifestation of...
View ArticleBlog Post: October precon in Orlando: “The Lifecycle Approach: Maintenance...
On October 7 we will be presenting a full day of maintenance and backup learnin’! Register here:...
View ArticleBlog Post: Consultant’s Life – 30 Minutes Pre Call With Customer for SQL...
Since I took the consulting way for about a year now, it is interesting to see that the fundamentals and basics of engaging with my customers have not changed for decades. I get a number of requests...
View ArticleBlog Post: Accidental DBAs, the Developer Edition
I recently spoke at the OKC SQL Saturday. I had an wonderful time and the organizers, volunteers and other speakers were awesome. There was an amazing amount of learning to be had by all. My session...
View ArticleBlog Post: PASS Summit 2016: Recommendations and Invitations (#sqlpass...
The last week of October, we’ll be at the PASS Summit in Seattle, WA. As some of you already know – and as I said last year and the year before – “this is the highlight of most SQL Server speakers’...
View ArticleBlog Post: SA Spoof
This is nothing new but it’s still a fun idea. The problem: The vendor app we just purchased (and are told we must keep) requires the sa password. The vendor insists that sa is hard coded into the app...
View ArticleBlog Post: Jen’s PASS Diary: Two Pillars for Leadership
As always, I don’t represent PASS. Here are my two pillars: Say Thank You. The number one item is to say ‘Thank You’ to people for their efforts, even if you don’t like what they did. They are on a...
View ArticleBlog Post: The art of possible with the cloud
One thing I try to do in my role with Microsoft is to get clients to think of possible use cases for building solutions in the Azure cloud. To set off light bulbs in their heads. Sometimes this is...
View ArticleBlog Post: Creating OR Filters With Cube Functions For Power Pivot And...
The Excel Cube Functions are incredibly powerful, and I’m still amazed at the kind of problems they can solve. This post describes how they can be used to build a report with a complex OR filter using...
View ArticleBlog Post: Joining Fortified Data
Nearly two years ago, I began a new phase in my career when I stepped into the world of consulting. I’d done some consulting-type work through my previous job, which prepared me somewhat for the...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – How to Increase the SSMS Grid Font Size?
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is part of SQL DBAs life. I use it while doing the presentation. If you are sitting in a big room like below, then the guy sitting in the last row may not be able to...
View ArticleBlog Post: Introduction to SQL Server Data Modification Statements
In this article we’ll discover data modification statements used to modify data in SQL server using the INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and MERGE statement. The SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and MERGE...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Setup Screen Not Launching While Updating a Patch
This is one of the client contacts where I realized the importance of looking at right log file. The client said that he double clicks the.exe, a window flash by and disappears. It looked like...
View ArticleBlog Post: How to Hide Stored Procedure’s Code? – WITH ENCRYPTION – Interview...
Question: How to Hide Stored Procedure’s Code so anyone with access to stored procedure cannot see it? Answer: WITH ENCRYPTION. This is one of the very popular question, I often hear. Today I decided...
View ArticleBlog Post: PowerShell Snippet #7: Retrieve SQL Server Licence Key
Copied from somewhere else on the internet, this PowerShell script will return the product key used for a SQL instance Install. Super useful when changing licenses on temporary VM’s I spin up and play...
View ArticleBlog Post: MySQL – Fix Error – WordPress Database Error Duplicate Entry for...
As many of you know that this blog runs on WordPress and under the hood of WordPress there is a MySQL database. MySQL database is quite good and is able to hold massive traffic this blog receives every...
View ArticleBlog Post: #0385 – SQL Server – Query Development and NULL values
To ensure predictable system behaviour, ensure system design standardizes handling of NULL values in T-SQL JOIN predicates properly.
View ArticleForum Post: How to XML output from sql query
Hi all, I was new to toad. I have sql query to show the xml output in toad i was getting output of (ORAXML). I was using oracle database.Can any Sample sql query: SELECT XMLELEMENT("name", e.EMP_NAME)...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Columnstore Index Cannot be Created When Computed...
Explorations working with SQL Server never stop and I get an opportunity to learn something every other day. Today I thought of bringing pout some learning that happened to me by accident. As I was not...
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