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Adventures in MDX – Sets
Oy, Audrey has violated the Book of Bloggering! She failed to post on her designated Tuesday, and fellow Datachix Julie had to step in with back-to-back posts. (Reason #81 why I heart her.) In my...
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T-SQL Tuesday #14 – Audrey’s (Career) Aspirations for 2011
Here we are again for another T-SQL Tuesday. This month’s event is being hosted by MidnightDBA (Blog|Twitter). The whole crazy concept is the brainchild of Adam Machanic (Blog|Twitter). If you’re...
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Noir SQL… Or, a Hardboiled Approach to Getting the Job Done
You can tell a lot about my state of mind by the books I’m reading. Lately, it’s Urban Fantasy with a Noir feel to it. Specifically, I’m reading Mike Carey’s Felix Castor series, and I just finished a...
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What Are We Doing Here, Exactly?
There’s a secret about being a developer that I forget all the time. I know it, and I should remember it, but in the daily drama of life, I tend to forget it. Here it is: Knowing how to do something...
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SQL Saturday #70 – Slides/Code for T-SQL Awesomeness and Down with Ugly Data
Thanks to everyone who attended SQL Saturday #70 in Columbia, SC today. This has been a great event! Slides and code are available at the links below. —Audrey (@Datachix2) T-SQL Awesomeness Down...
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Five Places to Document Before You Win the Lottery
When a project starts to go sideways and you’re cursing Naive Past You who signed off on the “aggressive” time estimates as you feed quarters into the vending machine in hopes that powdered donuts and...
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Cage Match I: Anti-Joins
Before we get started on the Cage Match, a quick shout-out to my blogging partner and fellow Datachix, Julie Smith (Blog | Twitter). She’ll be speaking at SQL Rally (May 11-13). I’ve seen her slides,...
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On Epiphanies, Friends, and Career Direction
On Monday, May 25, I woke up to a realization. I don’t like my job! I’d like to say it was startling or sudden, but that’s just not true. But the epiphany wasn’t that I was unhappy doing the work I...
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A Call to Arms: Ladies, I’m Looking at You!
I’m helping to organize SQL Saturday #89 in Atlanta. This morning, I looked to see where we were with speakers and submissions. Running through the list, I saw we had 32 speakers. Awesome....
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Top Ten Reasons Julie and Audrey are Excited about SQL Saturday 242
We are so excited about SQL Saturday 242 on August 10 in Indianapolis, IN! Why? Well, glad you asked us. We’re going to be presenting our first-ever SQL Saturday Pre-Con, and are forever grateful to...
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