Lassoing a Cloud
Steve Jones ends a "Week in the Clouds" with a poll asking if you might have changed your mind about using a cloud version of SQL Server.
2009-04-16
912 reads
Articles
Lassoing a Cloud
Steve Jones ends a "Week in the Clouds" with a poll asking if you might have changed your mind about using a cloud version of SQL Server.
2009-04-16
649 reads
New features in SQL Server 2008 justify migration
New features such as the FILESTREAM data type and Policy-Based Management offer clear performance enhancements that may make the decision to migrate to SQL 2008 a no-brainer.
2009-04-16
4,223 reads
What's my (fully qualified domain) name?
Fully qualified domain name that is. One of the little gotchas I encountered when rewriting my database mirroring automation scripts in powershell was that there is no simple way to get the SQL Server's fully qualified domain name. I didn't want to...
2009-04-16
3,677 reads
When was the last time your SQL Server database was restored
Often times we are asked the question "when was the last time my database was restored, and where was it restored from?" In this tip, we will look at some of the system tables that capture restore history information and how you can query these system tables to answer this question.
2009-04-16
2,899 reads
Using the Script Component With Multiple Outputs
This article demonstrates the use of the SSIS Script Component to create multiple outputs from unconventional data files.
2009-04-15
10,929 reads
.NET Basics for the Database Developer: Take the Plunge
This short introduction to .NET shows Access and SQL Server developers how to use a development tool to create connections to data and a user interface to manipulate that data.
2009-04-15
7,102 reads
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
2009-04-15
553 reads
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
2009-04-15
525 reads
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
2009-04-15
792 reads
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SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
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Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
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