Monthly Archives: November 2015

Python and Tweepy

One of the projects that’s been on my list lately is to programmatically access Twitter for a few ideas I want to play with. Since I’ve been trying to learn some Python, I thought I would take a look using … Continue reading

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Shrinking the Budget

Most of us rarely have to build or manage budgets in our organizations, but almost all of us are affected by the budget process. It’s tempting to ignore budgets and just do your job, but sooner or later you might … Continue reading

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Viewing Extended Properties for Information

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as#SQLNewBloggers. I’ve been working a little with extended properties, adding and updating them for various objects. However in addition to altering … Continue reading

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Relational By Default

I’ve read a few pieces from Vladimir Khorikov and I tend to like the thoughtful way in which he approaches building software. When I saw a link to his SQL v NoSQL databases, I was intrigued to see what his thoughts would … Continue reading

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