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RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on February 18, 2026 by way0utwest

I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently about this and decided to explain it to myself, but in a slightly different way. You’ll see how I checked on RANK() vs DENSE_RANK() below. Another … Continue reading →

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Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App

Posted on February 9, 2026 by way0utwest

I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I decided recently to see if I could find a way to more easily automate things. I’ve tried a few apps on the iPad, but they all … Continue reading →

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Expensive CPUs

Posted on February 4, 2026 by way0utwest

There have been a lot of features added to the SQL Server platform over the years. Several of these features let us perform functions that are beyond what a database has traditionally been designed to handle. SQL Server has had … Continue reading →

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Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files

Posted on February 4, 2026 by way0utwest

I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to determine how many people were protecting data in dev databases and how often. TDM creates log files each time it runs, but analyzing those isn’t easy. … Continue reading →

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