Database engineer with a passion for automation
Well folks, it’s Wednesday here in the UK, which means I’m a day late to get my blog post in for T-SQL Tuesday. However, if I was in Hawaii it would be still Tuesday so let’s go for it… I used a handy short script this morning and I figured it was worth a quick,…
Shout out to Brent Ozar (b|t) for hosting this month’s TSQL2sday. It’s time again for this monthly blog party and he wants to know all about our favourite or least favourite data types. To start with I was having a hard time thinking of a favourite data type. I know I have favourite words (merge…
It’s the first T-SQL Tuesday of 2021, and James Mcgillivray (b|t) is our host for January’s edition of this monthly blog party. This month’s topic is around how we escape with vacation/holiday plans. They gave us a few options on what to blog about and I’m going to take you on a virtual trip to…
It’s December, the last T-SQL Tuesday for 2020. I’ve managed to participate in seven this year, including hosting in February – I wonder if in 2021 I will be able to complete a full year. I always look forward to these monthly blog parties, so thanks to Lisa for hosting this month. Lisa has asked…
This month’s blog party is hosted by Taiob Ali (b|t), and they ask how are we coping with the pandemic. Last week England entered its second national lockdown, which is slated to last until December 2nd, so now more than ever is a good time to reflect on some effective coping strategies. Thanks Taiob for…
As soon as I saw Bert Wagner (t|b) post his T-SQL Tuesday topic last week I knew this was going to be a great one. I’m really looking forward to reading about everyone’s favorite code snippets so thanks Bert for hosting and choosing a fantastic subject! A lot of the code I can’t live without…