Is SQL Server Feature Complete?

Steve asks the question about whether you think SQL Server is feature complete today.

The Monitor Server

Updating SSMS is Easy (w/ v21)

I’ve been using the SSMS preview for v21. This is the next evolution of SSMS, where the VS shell is finally being updated. For many of us, SSMS has...

50 Years of Microsoft

Steve looks back at his history with Microsoft and asks what your memories are of using their products.

Limiting Results with TEXTSIZE in SQL Server: #SQLNewBlogger

There is a SET command in SQL Server that changes how much data is returned from some fields. This short post shows what I learned about the SET TEXTSIZE...

Multiple Collations

Retrieving Data Using the REST API in Data API Builder

I wrote a piece on getting started with the Data API Builder (DAB), which looked at how this product works and how to start using it. That was a basic look, but it gives data professionals an idea of how this might help them work more closely with front-end developers who are more comfortable with […]

Getting the TEXTSIZE

The Return to the Office Debate

Today Steve talks about return-to-the-office (RTO) mandates.

Comparing My Current Schema with a Backup with SQL Compare

A customer asked if they needed to restore a database from backup to compare the schema in a database. They don’t and this post shows that. This is part...