SQL, Sandy, Backup & Recovery - Have a Restore Plan
Reporting
from NY, East Coast, USA: In the wake of
hurricane Sandy, or as re-classified, post-tropical cyclone Sandy (whatever
that is), we slowly...
2012-11-06
1,605 reads
Robert Pearl
When SQLCommunity disappoints....
Everyone who is involved in, and follows me in the SQL Server Community, and my blog, knows, that I am one...
2012-07-20 (first published: 2012-05-08)
3,162 reads
Finding Your Dream Job - sharing some thoughts of the day...
Everyone at some time or another thinks about finding or landing their dream job. It could be in the form...
2012-07-16
2,074 reads
SQL MVP Available for Database Needs....
Recently, I wrote about and introduced us to, SQLBif, a
caricature of a SQL DBA who was down on his luck,...
2012-07-16
1,381 reads
2012-07-15
1,144 reads
SQLSaturday #158 Event Update & Hotels - Where are you staying?
Well, we're just a few weeks away from the return of SQLSaturday to NYC as SQLSaturday#158, and it is sure...
2012-07-12
1,687 reads
Super SQLSaturday #158 Summer Spectacular Event Update & Speaker Schedule!
When we first announced the return of SQLSaturday to NYC (after 2 long years), we knew we'd get a decent...
2012-06-27 (first published: 2012-06-24)
2,243 reads
SQLBif Gets A Job - SQLCommunity Redeemed...
Back in May, I had a conversation with a sql friend in the community, and well, my friend (who I...
2012-06-26
1,443 reads
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 will aid the ability of DBAs to recover their databases to a point in time in a crisis. Read about this new feature and how it can speed the process of recovery.
2012-06-11
3,557 reads
SQL Server Professionals: NYC Summer Spectacular! Training & Events
This is a very exciting summer to be in New York City! We’re not just talking Central Park, the Theatre...
2012-06-04
1,610 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?
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