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The younger generation in the SQL community

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:July 8, 2025
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John Sterrett asks us where the next generation is. Well, not quite. He asks us what we're doing, or could be, to encourage younger people to get involved in the…

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Breaking down those ‘weird’ problems

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:June 10, 2025
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This month, my good friend and fellow Dune-fan Joe Fleming (@muaddba.bsky.social) from SQL Tailor Consulting asks us about weird problems, and in particular, how we troubleshoot them. Now, 'weird' is…

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Managing SQL Agent Jobs

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:May 13, 2025
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There are some things I really like about SQL Agent Jobs, which is why I'm secretly quite fond of this month's T-SQL Tuesday topic, from Andy Levy. Of course, there…

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A quick video about SSMS 21’s scroll bar

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:April 8, 2025
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Erik Darling insisted on a video for T-SQL Tuesday this month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_H6haG99l8 If you're more of a text person... The video shows how you can get the 'map mode' behaviour…

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Mentoring

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:March 12, 2025
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Mentoring is one of the ways I like to sow into the technical community. I feel like the community is much more about the individuals in it than the masses.…

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Permissions and Security Health Checks

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:February 11, 2025
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Steve Jones (@way0utwest@bluesky), who has coordinated the T-SQL Tuesday blog party since Adam Machanic stepped down, is also hosting this month. And he asks us about database permissions. How we…

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Round-up for T-SQL Tuesday 182 – Integrity

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:January 16, 2025
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I was the host for T-SQL Tuesday this month, inviting people to write about integrity. And because I don't believe in just providing a list of posts (although I've also…

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How much does that primary key or foreign key matter?

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:January 14, 2025
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I am NOT suggesting that data integrity is irrelevant. Not at all. But how often do we need an enforced primary key or foreign key? Be warned - I'm not…

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T-SQL Tuesday Invitation #182 – Integrity

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:January 7, 2025
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It's my turn to host T-SQL Tuesday again. It's been a while for me. I think the last time was when the topic was Plan Operators and my round-up included…

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That time Microsoft gave me a neat Christmas present

  • Post author:Rob Farley
  • Post published:December 10, 2024
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Nine Christmases ago, in late November 2015, Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2012, and included a gift just for me! Only kind of just for me, really…

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