Monthly Archives: September 2012

Teammates

Posted on September 21, 2012 by way0utwest

I loved the Terry Tate commercials as a young office worker. They were unveiled at the Super Bowl in 2003, when I was still managing a database team at Peoplesoft, with weekly issues occurring on our production systems. There were times I … Continue reading →

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Join Our Networking Dinner in Seattle

Posted on September 20, 2012 by way0utwest

This is the third year that Andy Warren and myself are hosting a networking dinner in Seattle, just before the PASS Summit. If you are new to the Summit, or just interested in meeting some new people, we hope you’ll … Continue reading →

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Data Worms

Posted on September 20, 2012 by way0utwest

Effective data administration include backups. I would argue this is the most important part of managing your data since no matter what happens, backups give you the ability to recover your system. Whether it’s an accidental data modification by a … Continue reading →

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Creating a User Defined Table Type

Posted on September 19, 2012 by way0utwest

I saw a post about a user defined table type in SQL Server and I was sure it was a typo. I kept thinking the poster meant table variable, but when I searched the term in Books Online, I was … Continue reading →

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