Archive for March, 2012
#TSQL2sDay 28–Jack of All Trades, Master of None
This month’s topic was chosen by Argenis Fernandez (blog | twitter): "Jack of All Trades, Master of None?". It’s interesting to me lately because I seem to keep encountering blog posts and articles that ask some variant of this question. I’m not sure if it’s spurred in part by the recent release of SQL Server [...]
March 13, 2012
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Posted in: SQLServerPedia Syndication, TSQL2sDay
Agile Database Administration
Last night, I had the pleasure of presenting at the Greenville SSIG; my topic was Agile Database Administration, and it was a presentation that I had pulled together at the last minute. It still needs some refinement, but overall I thought it went pretty well. However, I was surprised at a couple of things: 1. [...]
March 7, 2012
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Posted in: Development, Professional Development, SQLServerPedia Syndication
Presenting at Greenville SSIG on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Just a quick note: I’m presenting next Tuesday at the Greenville SSIG. Kind of a last minute deal, I’m still writing the presentation in fact. Details below: Please register at http://ssig201203.eventbrite.com/ . If you forget to register, and want to come to the meeting, please do. 6:00 – 6:30 Food and Networking Sponsored by FGP [...]
March 2, 2012
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Stuff in the FROM Clause: Interfaces
Finally wrapping up this blog series (while standing at my mobile office waiting on my daughter to finish track practice); I’ve previously discussed four different categories of database objects that can be used as the source of various SQL statements: Base Structures Virtual Structures Temporary & Semi-Temporary structures I want to wrap up with the [...]
March 1, 2012
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Posted in: Code, SQLServerPedia Syndication
