Tag Archives: syndicated

A New Word: Bye-over

bye-over – n.  the sheepish casual vibe between two people who’ve shred an emotional farewell but then unexpectedly have a little extra time together, wordlessly agreeing to pretend that they’ve already moved on. I used to feel a bye-over was … Continue reading

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Counting Groups with Window Functions: #SQLNewBlogger

I looked at row_number() in a previous post. Now I want to build on that and do some counting of rows with COUNT() and the OVER clause. I’ll show how this differs a bit from a normal aggregate. Another post … Continue reading

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Monday Monitor Tips: Projecting Disk Space

One of the things that many DBAs struggle with is managing space across an estate. There might be one or two servers that you watch closely, or that are a constant problem, but it’s easy to run out of space … Continue reading

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A New Word: Feresy

feresy – n.  the fear that your partner is changing in ways you don’t understand, even though they might be changes for the better, because it forces you to wonder whether your relationship needs a few careful nudges to fall … Continue reading

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