Supported Compatibility Levels in SQL Server
It has been well documented and is well known that SQL Server supports certain older versions of SQL Server in...
2014-05-21
17,390 reads
Jason Brimhall
Supported Compatibility Levels in SQL Server
It has been well documented and is well known that SQL Server supports certain older versions of SQL Server in a compatibility mode. This setting is something that can...
2014-05-21
12 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #54 – Interviews and Hiring
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog|twitter) and his chosen topic is “Interviews and Hiring” – specifically interviewing and hiring...
2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-14)
1,760 reads
Missing Indexes Script v2
As is the case for many DB professionals, I am always tweaking (not twerking) and refining the missing indexes script to try and make it more robust and a...
2014-05-15
7 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #54 – Interviews and Hiring
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog|twitter) and his chosen topic is “Interviews and Hiring” – specifically interviewing and hiring of SQL Server Professionals. This is a...
2014-05-14
2 reads
Omaha BI/SQL User Group – What?
I recently received an email from this guy named John Morehouse (blog | twitter) about the Omaha SQL/BI User Group Meeting in May. Imagine my surprise when reading the email...
2014-05-07
4 reads
Omaha BI/SQL User Group – What?
I recently received an email from this guy named John Morehouse (blog | twitter) about the Omaha SQL/BI User Group Meeting in...
2014-05-07
770 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #53 – Work Hard, Play Hard, Joke Hard
It is April and April Fools has only just begun. Well, or so Matt Velic (blog | twitter) would have us...
2014-04-08
974 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #53 – Work Hard, Play Hard, Joke Hard
It is April and April Fools has only just begun. Well, or so Matt Velic (blog | twitter) would have us believe. Matt decided that this month for TSQL...
2014-04-08
6 reads
SQLSaturday Vegas Style
We are mere moments from the inaugural SQL Saturday (announced a few short months ago) event in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. Can you feel the excitement building? The SQLSat...
2014-04-03
5 reads
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Multi-State Payroll Tax Issues 2026
Prepare for 2026 with this essential multi-state payroll tax issues 2026 webinar from Professionals...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
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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?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers