Using SQL Agent Job Categories to Automate SQL Agent Job Enabling with Database Mirroring
Microsoft’s Kevin Cox (from SQLCAT) and I co-authored a blog post titled Using SQL Agent Job Categories to Automate SQL...
2010-04-01
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Glenn Berry
Intel Xeon 7500 Series aka Nehalem-EX
Intel has finally released the long awaited (at least by me) 45nm Xeon 7500 series processor. This beast has eight...
2010-03-31
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SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring: It takes a licking but it keeps on ticking!
With apologies to Timex, I just wanted to relate a minor incident that happened with one of my mirrored databases...
2010-03-30
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To Get Certified or Not Get Certified
I have noticed quite a bit of discussion recently about the merits of Microsoft certification. Some people (like me) think...
2010-03-29
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Using Custom Connection Colors in SSMS
One of the new features that was added to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in SQL Server 2008, which was...
2010-03-29
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Recovery Models and Backup Strategies for SQL Server 2008
I had a question via e-mail from one of my new students at University of Denver, University College this morning,...
2010-03-25
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Creating SQL Server 2008 Databases with T-SQL
Imagine you need to create a database on a customer’s machine, but you don’t know how they have their file...
2010-03-24
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SSWUG Ultimate vConference Discount Code
The SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference is coming up on April 7, 8, and 9th. This is three days of very...
2010-03-22
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Why UniqueIdentifier is a Bad Choice for a Clustered Index in SQL Server
I had a question today about why it was “bad” to use a UniqueIdentifier as the data type for a...
2010-03-22
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The Coming Upgrade Tidal Wave
Microsoft is poised to release new versions of several different products and technologies that have the potential to have a...
2010-03-18
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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...
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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