Is a table variable in memory while a temp table lives in TempDB? It is a myth: both are created in TempDB, and a simple script proves it.
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SQLAuthority News – An Year of Personal Events – A Life Outside SQL
Do I have a life outside SQL? Yes, and it is beautiful. Three photographs from my year of personal events, told with very few words.
DATEADD Fractional Numbers: Truncate Before Addition
DATEADD fractional numbers are truncated, not rounded. Compare positive and negative day additions while preserving an explicitly typed date input.
SQLAuthority News – Featured on Channel 9
This blog was featured on Channel 9 in This Week on Channel 9, where Scott Hanselman and Jon Galloway talked about my CSV from table column post.
SQL SERVER – ERROR: FIX: Cannot drop server because it is used as a Distributor in replication
Removing replication fails with Cannot drop server because it is used as a Distributor in replication? Two quick commands with sp_dropdistributor fix it.
geometry STTouches: A Shared Boundary Is Not Interior Overlap
geometry STTouches tests whether shapes meet without their interiors intersecting. I keep that predicate separate from a general intersection check. Sharing an edge and sharing an area are different spatial relationships.
Business Metrics Alignment: Business Intelligence Across Departments
Managers want timely, visual and personal information for faster decisions. Business metrics alignment is where Business Intelligence helps most, because every department’s metrics support the corporate objective.
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