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Author: Derik Hammer
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You must just have the touch
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Over the years, I’ve found my professional maturity to be a growing entity. One piece of evidence of this is how I react to being the…
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Product Key Failure
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Today I had an odd experience with installing Windows Server 2012 R2. I downloaded the ISO from the MSDN subscriber’s downloads. Then I got…
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Becoming a Senior DBA – SQL Hammer
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My life in the work force began like many others, as a waiter at a Greek restaurant in my home town, Newtown, CT. After…
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Broken ownership chain – Dynamic SQL
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Today I had a co-worker come to my desk wondering why his service was getting a permissions error when selecting from a table. His…
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Don’t feed the monkeys 3 ways to help people solve their own problems
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I have struggled to learn how to stop feeding the monkeys for quite some time. I’m happy to see that commitment is being listed…
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SQL Server 2012 SP2 released
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 is now available Build number: 11.0.5058.0 > Microsoft SQL Server 2012 service packs are cumulative updates and upgrade all editions…
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Information Technology: Minimum requirements
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I’ve been asked, several times, what skills a person should work on if they wanted to enter the IT field. The specific question changes…
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Update zero base column to one base
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Problem: A co-worker requested help with a query today… Derik, I have an Email table with a list of email addresses per person record. There…
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What happened to the SQL Hammer?
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Two months ago I accepted a new position as a Data Architect / Developer (SQL and .NET). I accepted the position partially due to my…
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April SQL Server Updates
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SQL Server 2014 Cumulative Update #1 is Available Microsoft has released Cumulative Update #1 for SQL Server 2014. KB Article: KB #2931693 114 fixes listed…