Monthly Archives: October 2010

The Growth of Professional Development

Posted on October 28, 2010 by way0utwest

When I started in my career, it seemed that there wasn’t a good way to grow your career. Myself, and many others, somewhat fumbled around, looking for jobs with bigger databases or more money. We thought that learning to be … Continue reading →

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The Hybrid

Posted on October 27, 2010 by way0utwest

I’m off to SQL Server Connections next week and looking forward to the conference. This is my first time attending, but I have wanted to go for some time. This is one of the few events that is not specifically … Continue reading →

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The SQL Rally – Who Would I Vote For?

Posted on October 27, 2010 by way0utwest

I was looking over the pre-conference sessions submitted for the SQL Rally event taking place next May in Orlando. I think it’s great that the community gets the chance to vote on the submissions and help decide what will be … Continue reading →

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Common SQL Server Mistakes – Functions in the WHERE Clause

Posted on October 27, 2010 by way0utwest

This continues my series on Common SQL Server mistakes, looking at more T-SQL mistakes. What’s Wrong? If you saw a query like this, would you see a problem? select   o.OrderID   , o.CustomerID   , o.Qty from Orders o where datepart( yyyy, … Continue reading →

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