Date manipulation is a common scenario when retrieving or storing data in a SQL Server database. There are several functions that are available and in this tip we look at how to use the DATEADD function.
2011-10-14
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A task was set before our team to find the first Tuesday after 10 days from a specific date. This article shows how we accomplished that.
2011-10-13
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2011-10-13 (first published: 2009-12-16)
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Why? Because they're the real Masters of the Universe. Red Gate Software is giving DBAs a chance to fly in space. As in, weightless, in orbit, out of the Earth's atmosphere.
2011-10-13
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SQL is a powerful tool for querying data, and for aggregating it. However, you can't easily use it to draw inferences, to make predictions, or to tease out subtle correlations. To provide ever more sophisticated inferences to businesses, the race is on to combine the power of the relational model with advanced statistical packages. Both IBM and PostGres are ready with solutions. And SQL Server? Hmm...
2011-10-13
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Setting up multi-node clustered SQL instances from scratch is common practice for companies that want to implement high availability, but adding a new node to an existing clustered SQL instance that has been running for a while may have a few sticking points, especially for a SQL 2005 instance.
2011-10-12
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My first day in Seattle has ended. My flight arrived around 12:30 and I was in good company with John Lang and Julie Smith on the same flight. We rode the light rail...
2011-10-12
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The SQLServerCentral 2011 Party at the Summit is getting bigger and bigger. See if you are on the list, and if not, learn how to get your ticket.
2011-10-11 (first published: 2011-10-05)
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2011-10-11 (first published: 2009-12-09)
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Data analysis from a cube starts with aggregated and summarized data, followed by drill-down and drill-through of the data for a deeper and intelligent analysis. Drill down is inherently supported when you browse the data of the cube, but drill through has to be defined as per the requirements of analysis. In this tip we will see how to enable drill through on a cube.
2011-10-11
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By Steve Jones
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In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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