Session: Introduction to Powershell Cmdlets for DBAs
I’ve given my new Powershell Cmdlets for DBAs session a handful of times now, and just realized I haven’t blogged...
2014-10-28
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Jen McCown
Minion Reindex is here
We released Minion Reindex by MidnightDBA unto the world, accompanied by a press release on SQLServerCentral.com, and people have responded so incredibly positively. We’re quite...
2014-10-27
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Minion Reindex arrives this Friday!
Edit: Minion Reindex has arrived, and it’s getting fantastic notes! The MidnightDBA team is announcing the release of a new,...
2014-10-20
1,127 reads
PASS Summit 2014: Recommendations and Invitations (#sqlpass #Summit14)
The first week of November, we’ll be at the PASS Summit inSeattle, WA. This is the highlight of most SQL Server speakers’...
2014-10-10
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Tip: Concatenate rows with XML, or COALESCE
Edit: I went and changed the first query without paying close enough attention. I’ve fixed the explanation and the query....
2014-10-08
837 reads
Wendy Pastrick and Grant Fritchey: Optimists in Action #passvotes
If I had a favorite kind of politician, it would be the kind that, when asked a question, sighs tiredly,...
2014-09-19
562 reads
Tip: RECOVERY_PENDING is not the same as RECOVERING
I’ve seen this mistake more than once, from DBAs with a middling to fair amount of experience. So it bears repeating....
2014-09-08
920 reads
This Week in Awesome – Running at PASS, Cookie Jail, SQL Sats, Breakfast
If you’re in Seattle the week of November 2 – say, for example, you’re attending the PASS Summit that week – consider...
2014-07-30
1,030 reads
The Week in Awesome – Plugins, Cars, Food, and France
This week in awesome: Denny Cherry – our own @mrdenny – has created a Password Vault WordPress plugin. That looks seriously cool....
2014-05-30
1,092 reads
Applied SQL: Orphan a user, fix orphaned users (sp_FixOrphanedUsers)
Ever heard of orphaned users? It’s a database user account, disconnected from its associated login. You typically get this when...
2014-05-05
928 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