SQL Table Columns Disappear in Access
A couple weeks ago a user complained that on one of our development databases, one of the views he was...
2011-09-28
1,619 reads
Seth Phelabaum
Replication DDL Triggers
Because this was a problem that Google was zero help on and I did find a couple other people afflicted...
2011-09-21
2,185 reads
Normalize your Linked Server Names
This is a technique I’m sure many people are already using in their environments. Instead of using the actual name...
2011-09-14
3,599 reads
SSMS Tips & Tricks – Registered Server Groups
Here are a couple more SSMS tricks I’ve stumbled upon recently. Both involve the functionality of registered servers. If you...
2011-04-17
1,596 reads
SSMS Tips & Tricks – Scripting Multiple Objects
This is one that I figured most everyone would know, but repeatedly over the past couple weeks in my office,...
2011-04-02
1,349 reads
SSMS Tools Pack – Script Grid Results
Most of us like things that make our lives easier. When they’re free, it’s just that much sweeter. I would...
2011-02-13
1,579 reads
SSMS Tips and Tricks – ALTernative Highlighting
This isn’t exactly the best thing since bread (or even sliced bread for that matter), but I figured I’d share...
2011-02-07
1,314 reads
2010 Goals Review
So… this is late. And I missed my q3 goals review all together. Oh well, not much I can do...
2011-01-23
727 reads
2011 Goals
Last year I posted professional goals along with quite a few other bloggers and it helped to keep me somewhat...
2011-01-23
767 reads
Going to SQL Saturday #46 in Raleigh, NC
So, after a rather hectic few months, I’m finally crawling back out of the hole I’ve been occupying and getting...
2010-09-16
742 reads
Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers