I just learned about a Connect item entered on Friday: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=475337 . Here's the description in the item. Please invoke the...
2009-07-20
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At the 2003 PASS Summit in Seattle the organization had a "SIG Challenge" that involved developing a database solution to...
2009-06-29
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In a followup to Aaron Bertrand's recent blog post on Disaster Recovery, I'd like to mention something I always mention...
2009-06-22
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Over the weekend I received the great news that I've been selected to present a new session, Gather SQL Server...
2009-06-15
351 reads
My first whitepaper for Microsoft, Understanding and Using PowerShell Support in SQL Server 2008 has been published. It was a...
2009-06-13
382 reads
Scripting tasks in PowerShell is a fairly easy way to automate tasks, but you have to know when you get...
2009-06-08
950 reads
I talk a lot about scripting tasks on our servers to automate our regular processes, but in this case I'm...
2009-06-03
339 reads
An interesting problem develops when the standard default collation for SQL Server isn't appropriate. Working with clients here in the...
2009-05-29
1,612 reads
This week I'm in Brno, Czech Republic leading an App Compat seminar for Microsoft clients here, and one of the...
2009-05-26
478 reads
Keeping track of the performance of your SQL Servers requires metrics. There are many methods for doing this, but some type of automated process is essential these days with DBAs managing many servers. New author Allen White brings us a technique for doing this using SMO, the replacement for DMO in SQL Server 2005.
2006-11-22
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Each year around this time, companies enter the familiar ritual of budgeting. For many,...
By Steve Jones
I recently wrote about a logical diagram with Redgate Data Modeler. That was interesting,...
By Brian Kelley
After I have understood the details for a certification test (part 1), including format...
Hello SSC, I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday season! I...
Hello, I am receiving multiple direction on deploying SQL Servers in AWS EC2. ...
Hello, I am working with a company on their database administration. I am trying...
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
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