SQL Server Startup
From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either...
2011-03-23
1,524 reads
Jason Brimhall
SQL Server Startup
From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either restarted or when the last time was that the...
2011-03-23
8 reads
SQL Resource
By now, I am sure that you are well aware of the Resource Database. Starting with SQL Server 2005, a...
2011-03-22
845 reads
SQL Resource
By now, I am sure that you are well aware of the Resource Database. Starting with SQL Server 2005, a new system database was made available – the Resource...
2011-03-22
10 reads
Dedupe Data CTE
As a DBA working with SQL Server, some data issues arise that need to be fixed. One such data issue...
2011-03-21
1,380 reads
Dedupe Data CTE
As a DBA working with SQL Server, some data issues arise that need to be fixed. One such data issue is the duplication of data. Duplicate data can happen...
2011-03-21
10 reads
Database Tools Follow-up
After posting a database tools list yesterday, I found that there were things that I had forgotten and a couple...
2011-03-18
602 reads
Database Tools Follow-up
After posting a database tools list yesterday, I found that there were things that I had forgotten and a couple of things that i hadn’t even considered. In thinking...
2011-03-18
4 reads
Database Tools
Recently I have posted a couple of articles about various database or SQL tools either for maintenance or for benchmarking....
2011-03-17
4,455 reads
Database Tools
Recently I have posted a couple of articles about various database or SQL tools either for maintenance or for benchmarking. Those posts work well in conjunction with a post...
2011-03-17
9 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
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...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
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...
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