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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 728164 More actions · Answer 1

If you're feeling the itch and things are slow.....

Looking for good questions of the day and articles on practical topics.

Just got a CDC article that covers setup, but not some practical use. Are there things you do regularly with PoSh, T-SQL, etc. and solve issues? Write up a short piece.

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183686 More actions · Answer 2

I'm working here as most of the people in my office. Except for my boss who said he was sick and now I have to fix all the problems he left.

Happy New Year to all!

Luis C.
General Disclaimer:
Are you seriously taking the advice and code from someone from the internet without testing it? Do you at least understand it? Or can it easily kill your server?

How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help: Option 1 / Option 2

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 3

spaghettidba (1/1/2015)
Happy New Year everybody!
And there's a very special thank you message for every single one of you on my blog here! 🙂
Thank you for involving me in the most addictive technology community in the world!

Awesome - Congrats

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 4

Stefan Krzywicki (1/2/2015)
Happy New Year everyone!
Who, like me, is at work today?

I am

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

djj SSCoach Points: 18831 More actions · Answer 5

Stefan Krzywicki (1/2/2015)
Happy New Year everyone!
Who, like me, is at work today?

Me. We have a full IT staff today (nine including the CIO). 😀

Even though the office was closed yesterday, I remoted in to check some backups.

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182631 More actions · Answer 6

Stefan Krzywicki (1/2/2015)
Happy New Year everyone!
Who, like me, is at work today?

I must be the saddest (read nerdiest/most pathetic) in this bunch, got the day off but still spent 10 hours doing research:crazy:

😎

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 7

Eirikur Eiriksson (1/2/2015)
Stefan Krzywicki (1/2/2015)
Happy New Year everyone!
Who, like me, is at work today?
I must be the saddest (read nerdiest/most pathetic) in this bunch, got the day off but still spent 10 hours doing research:crazy:
😎

Nope... not the saddest, not the nerdiest, nor most pathetic. I did that on Christmas day because I didn't want to do anything else. 😀 Heh... T-SQL is actually a hobby of mine as well as my job.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
"Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 8

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/2/2015)
If you're feeling the itch and things are slow.....
Looking for good ... articles on practical topics.

Heh... I've got a bunch that I've been researching after serious bouts of recent practical implementations. They're coming...

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
"Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182631 More actions · Answer 9

Jeff Moden (1/2/2015)
Eirikur Eiriksson (1/2/2015)
Stefan Krzywicki (1/2/2015)
Happy New Year everyone!
Who, like me, is at work today?
I must be the saddest (read nerdiest/most pathetic) in this bunch, got the day off but still spent 10 hours doing research:crazy:
😎
Nope... not the saddest, not the nerdiest, nor most pathetic. I did that on Christmas day because I didn't want to do anything else. 😀 Heh... T-SQL is actually a hobby of mine as well as my job.

Thanks Jeff, it's a relieve knowing one is not alone:-)

😎

spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105712 More actions · Answer 10

Now I see that my post could be seen as bragging, when all I wanted to do was nothing but say "thank you". I'm hopelessly bad at soft skills. 🙁

It really was the beginning of a journey for me when I first hit the "post" button for the first time many years ago!

-- Gianluca Sartori

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 11

spaghettidba (1/2/2015)
Now I see that my post could be seen as bragging, when all I wanted to do was nothing but say "thank you". I'm hopelessly bad at soft skills. 🙁
It really was the beginning of a journey for me when I first hit the "post" button for the first time many years ago!

Oh no. You did fine. The "thank you" came out loud and clear, ol' friend. The rest was all you and you absolutely have the right to brag about this. Well done, again!

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
"Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 728164 More actions · Answer 12

Congrats, Gianluca.

Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/way0utwest
Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help
My Blog: www.voiceofthedba.com

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442447 More actions · Answer 13

... Mark one off, 56 days on the calendar to go. 56 days on the calendar to go, 56 days to go, ...

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259015 More actions · Answer 14

Happy newyear to everyone!

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20667 More actions · Answer 15

Jeff Moden (1/2/2015)
spaghettidba (1/2/2015)
Now I see that my post could be seen as bragging, when all I wanted to do was nothing but say "thank you". I'm hopelessly bad at soft skills. 🙁
It really was the beginning of a journey for me when I first hit the "post" button for the first time many years ago!
Oh no. You did fine. The "thank you" came out loud and clear, ol' friend. The rest was all you and you absolutely have the right to brag about this. Well done, again!

This is something to be tremendously proud of accomplishing.

And it is something that you don't do just on your own. Many people also have to see and appreciate your hard work for you to get the formal recognition.

The braggers are best in the world at something (well sometimes everything), and most notably, it is them and only them, that put them there. If you forget this 'fact', they will be quick to remind you.

On the opposite end, I usually see many of the very best rarely bring up the topic of how good they might be at something.

If you pick their brain about something, they see no need for self promotion.

A very well deserved Congrats from this corner of the world!

Big difference between bragging and just trying to let people know and thank them for their part of it.