Monthly Archives: July 2015

Data Loss or Downtime

Posted on July 10, 2015 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Jan 7, 2011. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. I was watching Kimberly Tripp of SQL Skills talk recently about VLDB disasters and how to recover from them. One of the first things … Continue reading →

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Get a comma separated list

Posted on July 8, 2015 by way0utwest

I’m writing this post as a way to help motivate the #SQLNewBloggers out there. Read the bottom for a few notes on structuring a post. I was working on a test of sorts and wanted to return multiple values as … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t We Code?

Posted on July 7, 2015 by way0utwest

Today’s editorial was originally published on June 8, 2011. It is being re-run because Steve is on vacation. I think that most of the developers or data professionals out there have been through a variety of types of interviews in … Continue reading →

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I Feel Like a Magician

Posted on July 6, 2015 by way0utwest

I ran across this comparison of SQL Server to PostgreSQL. It’s written from the point of view of a PostgreSQL developer, who certainly doesn’t like the Microsoft product much, with no shortage of complaints. Whether you agree or not, I do … Continue reading →

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