Monthly Archives: May 2011

My 2011 PASS Summit Submissions

Posted on May 6, 2011 by way0utwest

I wasn’t sure that I would submit anything, but in the end I committed to a few events in Seattle and decided that this was something I should do. If I get selected it will save my boss some $$ … Continue reading →

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A row has no row number

Posted on May 5, 2011 by way0utwest

It seems that every month I have someone asking the question about ordering or row numbers for a query. Let’s get one thing clear from the start: there are no "row numbers" in a table. You can assume that the … Continue reading →

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The Titanic Cloud

Posted on May 5, 2011 by way0utwest

Is a cloud provider unsinkable? This piece from CNN shows an image of the Titanic as it talks about Amazon’s recent Amazon Web Services outage, which took down parts of many sites, including Reddit, FourSquare and the New York Times. … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #18 Coming Next Week

Posted on May 3, 2011 by way0utwest

Other than the week I hosted it, I’ve been caught off guard by T-SQL Tuesday most months. This time I caught Bob’s Twitter announcement about #18. The topic this month is CTEs, so you have a week to get things … Continue reading →

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