Hemantgiri

With 25 years in the IT industry, I specialize in SQL Server and cloud technologies, holding certifications in ITIL , Azure, and Google Cloud. I have a proven track record of delivering reliable and efficient solutions across various clients and domains.

As a published author, speaker, and community leader, I am passionate about SQL Server high availability, disaster recovery, and capacity planning. I authored a book on SQL Server 2008 High Availability and have delivered presentations at technical events in Surat. Additionally, I founded and lead the SQL PASS Chapter in Surat, nurturing a vibrant SQL Server community.
  • Interests: Reading,Writing,Painting

All authors

All authors

Blogs

SQL Server 2025 Generally Available

By

This was announced last week at Microsoft Ignite and it's been covered by others...

Chatting with Power BI: Who Benefits from This Conversation?

By

"Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t...

A Quick Look at Redgate Data Modeler

By

Redgate acquired a data modeling tool from Vertabelo recently and I wanted to explore...

Read the latest Blogs

Forums

Steps for Installing AlwaysOn Availability Groups - SQL 2019

By Ginger Daniel

Comments posted to this topic are about the item Steps for Installing AlwaysOn Availability...

SQL Server 2022 order by bug?

By hugo-939487

Hi, I was using order by on a column with characters and saw something...

SQL Server 2025 Build List

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Build List

Visit the forum

Question of the Day

Getting The Database Name

I run this code to connect to SQL Server 2022 from the command line. 

sqlcmd -S localhost -E
At the command line, I run these two commands: 
SELECT ORIGINAL_DB_NAME()
GO
What is returned?

See possible answers