Write a book was not an easy task. Publishing two books in a month was even harder task. In Sep-Oct 2011 I have published two books. I was very happy when books were published and I got print copy in my hand. Lohith N who is finest .net expert and have recently taken my interview [...]
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SQLAuthority News – Uncut and Unedited – Interview of Pinal Dave on Book Authoring
Posted in About Me, Joes 2 Pros, PostADay, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL Wait Stats, SQL Wait Types, T SQL, Technology, Video on September 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
SQL SERVER – Introduction to expressor 3.4 Lookup Tables
Posted in PostADay, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on September 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In this blog post, I am going to take a closer look at expressor’s new and extremely versatile implementation of lookup tables, which they are releasing as part of the upcoming expressor 3.4 product release. As creation and use of the lookup table can be managed completely through simple-to-use graphical interfaces, it is very easy [...]
SQL SERVER – Denali – New Functions and Shorthand for CASE Statement
Posted in Pinal Dave, PostADay, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Function, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This blog post is written in response to the T-SQL Tuesday post of Data Presentation. This is a very interesting subject. I recently started to write about Denali Logical and Comparison functions. I really enjoyed writing about new functions, but there was one question kept cropping up – is the CASE statement being replaced with [...]
SQL SERVER – Denali CTP3 – Step by Step Installation Video – 200 Seconds
Posted in Pinal Dave, PostADay, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Download, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology, Video on September 12, 2011 | 7 Comments »
My recent article on SQL SERVER – Download Denali CTP3 and Denali CTP 3 Product Guide has inspired today’s post. After reading this blog post, I received a few emails and few comments on facebook page that if I can post a video guide to Denali CTP3 installation. Finally I create this video which is about [...]
SQL SERVER – DBA Quiz 2011 – All was well few moments before all went wrong – Reasons and Resolutions
Posted in PostADay, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Performance, SQL Puzzle, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on September 12, 2011 | 11 Comments »
My question just got published at DBA Quiz 2011. This question is inspired from a real life incident, which occurred to me a few years ago. That time, I was a DBA myself and then one fine day, everything went south. When we checked the log, all the logs were fine till few minutes before [...]
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Pinal Dave is a Microsoft Technology Evangelist (Database and BI). He has written over 2000 articles on the subject on his blog at http://blog.sqlauthority.com. Along with 8+ years of hands on experience he holds a Masters of Science degree and a number of certifications, including MCTS, MCDBA and MCAD (.NET). He is co-author of three SQL Server books - SQL Server Programming, SQL Wait Stats and SQL Server Interview Questions and Answers. Prior to joining Microsoft he was awarded Microsoft MVP award for three continuous years for his contribution in community.
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