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Change and make a difference

Let me tell you a story… It is a drizzly night in November and I am sat with a bunch of people I have never met before. They are all eating and I am not (one too many Whiskys the … Continue reading

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Remember your OS when upgrading to SQL 2012

Probably as far back as the end of last year when I first started putting material together for my Enter the Dragon and Moves like Jagger presentations and giving very early mash up presentations of them combined together, I started … Continue reading

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Who’s active on SQL 2000

Yes yes yes I *know* we are currently on SQL 2012 but just hear me out for a second… I think I am probably one of the only people on the planet who has not (yet) used Adam Machanic’s (blog|twitter) … Continue reading

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