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The Gambler

Posted on March 14, 2013 by way0utwest

In April of this year, the SQL Intersection conference is coming to Las Vegas. I’m speaking, along with Grant Fritchey and many others. It’s a fun event, in a city with a huge variety of things to do in the evenings after a … Continue reading →

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Self Describing Databases

Posted on March 12, 2013 by way0utwest

When contained databases were introduced in SQL Server 2012, I thought they were a very nice enhancement to the platform. The idea of having security managed inside the database, thereby removing the problem of orphaned users, was something I looked forward … Continue reading →

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Who Built This Thing?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on May 20, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. I came across a humorous Tweet (since removed for some reason) on David Reed’s blog. It said: Was Microsoft SQL Server designed by … Continue reading →

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Dropping Indexes

Posted on March 6, 2013 by way0utwest

While working on some demos recently, I needed to drop an index for a test. I executed this generic statement for an index I’d just created. 1: DROP INDEX ix_IndexName Needless to say I was surprised when I got this … Continue reading →

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