Networking Sins
I ran across this article about networking sins a while back and have had it on my list to share....
2009-09-25
2,229 reads
Articles
Querying a Multi-Tenant Data Architecture
This article discusses different ways to query multiple databases and shows a simple, web-based tool I've created and routinely use for those SaaS-style web applications I work on that use separate databases to store different customer data. Read on to learn more!
2009-09-25
2,679 reads
SQL WHERE Clause Optimization
SQL WHERE clause optimization is important to get maximum performance from a query. If an index exists on a column you obviously want the query to use it...
2009-09-25
9,654 reads
Creating Dynamic Outputs in SSIS
In this article, we'll see how you can use the Foreach loop and the Expression Language to create multiple, dynamic outputs through object reuse.
2009-09-24
13,175 reads
Free Training in October - SQL Saturdays Around the US
There are a number of SQL Saturday events around the country in October: Redmond, Gainesville, Orlando, Louisville, and Cedar Rapids. Read more about these events.
2009-09-24
1,897 reads
Blobs and Filestreams
In the next week or so I’ll be upgrading the SQL 2005 server that has the SQLSaturday database and I’m...
2009-09-24
1,829 reads
Multi-Tenant Data Architecture
The second article in our series about designing multi-tenant applications identifies three distinct approaches for creating data architectures.
2009-09-24
3,979 reads
Performance Improvement: Understanding
I'm going to try to lay out some general guidelines for performance improvement through improving understanding about what performance is, how to measure it, and finally solutions to common problems. This article will cover the core understanding of the performance conversation.
2009-09-24
3,790 reads
A Function to Split JSON Data
JSON is Javascript Object Notation and it's a format for exchanging data. New author Ric Vander Ark brings us an article that shows how to implement a function to split out the data into a table format and gives a number of examples for different data.
2009-09-23
41,100 reads
Interacticely sorting columns in SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Business Intelligence Developers Studio (aka BIDS) for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services makes creating engaging and dynamic reports nearly...
2009-09-23
1,678 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
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Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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