Tag Archives: blogging

Starting from Scratch

Posted on January 2, 2018 by

As the new year starts today, I find myself looking at my blog and seeing no posts in queue. My last editorial published today and no blogs scheduled for this week. In other words, the same state that many blogs … Continue reading →

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Getting Started Blogging–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

It’s a new year, and the perfect time for you to start blogging about your SQL Server work. I think blogging is a great way to showcase your knowledge, and over time, this can become as important to your potential … Continue reading →

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Open Live Writer

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

I’m writing this post from the Open Live Writer project software. I’ve used Live Writer for years, but it’s shown its age. Not the least of which is doens’t support OAuth2, so I haven’t been able to use it with … Continue reading →

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Rebooting SQLNewBlogger in November

Posted on November 6, 2015 by

I ran into Ed Leighton-Dick last week at the PASS Summit and we were chatting about the SQLNewBlogger challenge he started in April. I enjoyed it and while a number of people started, it seemed like most waned away. I … Continue reading →

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No Live Blogging

Posted on October 28, 2015 by

The PASS Summit opens today with the first keynote. This is one of the few times that I’ve declined the blogging table at PASS. The table has grown, it’s become a bit loud at times, and the pressure to take … Continue reading →

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Reframing to Overcome Filtered Index Limitations

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

I’m continuing on with the Blogger’s challenge in this post. Turning the Problem Around In the last post, I wrote about limitations in filtered indexes. I proposed that my table had lots of data with NULL or blank spaces in … Continue reading →

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April Blogger Challenge 4–Filtered Index Limitations

Posted on April 30, 2015 by

The April Blogger Challenge is from Ed Leighton-Dick and aimed at new bloggers, but anyone is welcome. I’m trying to motivate and cheer people on. Filtered Index Limits I ran across a limitation recently with filtered indexes and was surprised. … Continue reading →

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The May Blogger Challenge–Continuing On

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Last month I participated in Ed Leighton-Dick’s April Challenge. My four posts were tagged the April Challenge, and this month I plan to continue, and hopefully get a few more people to up their blogging. Building on April To make … Continue reading →

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April Blogging Challenge 2 – Primary Key in CREATE TABLE

Posted on April 9, 2015 by

The April Blogger Challenge is from Ed Leighton-Dick and aimed at new bloggers, but anyone is welcome. I’m trying to motivate and cheer people on. Designating a Primary Key at Design Time In the first post on this subject, I … Continue reading →

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New Blogger Challenge 1 – Adding a Primary Key

Posted on April 2, 2015 by

The April Blogger Challenge is from Ed Leighton-Dick and aimed at new bloggers, but anyone is welcome. I’m trying to motivate and cheer people on. Primary Keys I firmly believe that every table should have a primary key. At least … Continue reading →

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