Checksum Transformation
The Checksum Transformation computes a hash value, the checksum, across one or more columns, returning the result in the Checksum output column.
2008-11-25
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Articles
Life on SQL Server 2008: Interview with Thomas Grohse
Thomas has been running SQL Server 2008 live in production for over 1 year as part of the Microsoft Early Adopter Program. Below is the full interview I conducted with him about his experience with SQL Server 2008.
2008-11-25
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The Numbers Table
Having a table of just numbers can be very handy, and it doesn't necessarily take up much space in your database. New author Brandon Galderisi brings us a short tutorial on setting this up.
2008-11-24
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Are Your Indexes Being Used Effectively?
This article shows how to use the dm_db_index_usage_stats DMV to identify if an Index is being used on not
2008-11-24
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Budgeting
A bit of a rant today from Steve Jones after running into a situation that seems to make no sense these days.
2008-11-24
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Budgeting
A bit of a rant today from Steve Jones after running into a situation that seems to make no sense these days.
2008-11-24
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Budgeting
A bit of a rant today from Steve Jones after running into a situation that seems to make no sense these days.
2008-11-24
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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