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  • Blog Restored!

    Blog Restored!

    March 19, 2026

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    Derik Hammer

    Welcome back, everyone! I apologize for the mess before this post’s date. A couple of years ago, I had been on a long enough…

  • Dryer Lint

    Dryer Lint

    April 11, 2017

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    Derik Hammer

    When I was in the U.S. Navy, the sailors had a lot of social challenges since we had 200 grumpy men all sharing the…

  • Ding Level 4 in My Epic Life Quest

    April 3, 2017

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    Derik Hammer

    I am extremely excited to announce that I have achieved level 4 in My Epic Life Quest! Over the last year I had been…

  • My SQL Cruise Diary

    My SQL Cruise Diary

    February 8, 2017

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    Derik Hammer

    It has been three years since I first heard of SQL Cruise from Grant Fritchey (b | t). At the time, I was working…

  • How Fast Can You Learn?

    January 16, 2017

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    Derik Hammer

    Self-analysis and emotional intelligence are valuable assets. Internal, or even external, dialog aids in problem solving and understanding. Knowing yourself is more important than any skill that…

  • T-SQL Tuesday #85: STOP! Restore Time!

    T-SQL Tuesday #85: STOP! Restore Time!

    December 13, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    I know, I know. That was a bit much. This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Kenneth Fisher (b | t). T-SQL Tuesday…

  • T-SQL Tuesday #84: Building an hour of content

    T-SQL Tuesday #84: Building an hour of content

    November 8, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Andy Yun (t | b). T-SQL Tuesday (#TSQL2SDAY) is a blog party founded by Adam Machanic…

  • Choosing Subway

    Choosing Subway

    August 1, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    By the time this post is published I will likely be pulling into the parking lot at the Subway World Headquarters, ready to receive…

  • SQL Agent 2016 Jobs Running PowerShell Scripts

    July 28, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    I recently performed a side-by-side upgrade of a SQL Server 2008 R2 instance to SQL Server 2016 RTM. This particular instance had over 200…

  • Query Store for Everyone

    Query Store for Everyone

    May 3, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    SQL Server 2016’s Query Store feature is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting new features for this version. The Query Store will keep…

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