SQL Server 2008 RTM - Maintenance Plans need Integration Services installed
The tail end of last week was a bit of a throwback week for me. For reasons that I’ll not...
2017-01-31
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Blog Posts
#ReadyRoll at #SQLintheCity
When Redgate purchased ReadyRoll a few years ago, I wasn’t sure this was a great idea. After all, SQL Source...
2017-01-30
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A New Year, A New Company and A New DenverSQL Chapter
2016 was a great year, both personally and professionally. Personally, our family is well and the kids are growing into...
2017-01-30
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Altering Data Length of a Primary Key Column
This is not an article or a script. I am posting this just to share my experience and I feel...
2017-01-30
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Azure quick start
In case you hadn’t noticed, I love built in help. DBCC HELP, the script button in SSMS, even BOL. Well...
2017-01-30
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Creating a connect entry.
I recently wrote a blog about how to tell why your SQL login isn’t working. There were a lot of...
2017-01-30 (first published: 2017-01-23)
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Enabling Remote Access to the Dedicated Admin Connection
Recently I was running a health check on one of my clients SQL Servers and I noticed that access to...
2017-01-30
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Monday Coffee 2017-01-30
Wow, what a week last week was.
The biggest thing that happened was that I got a session at SQL Saturday...
2017-01-30
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Parse Dynamics AX Context Info
Dynamics AX and SQL Server
More and more I am seeing clients requiring assistance with the Microsoft Dynamics Suite. Each of...
2017-01-30
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Parse Dynamics AX Context Info
In this article I will only be discussing the AX product and an easy tweak to make troubleshooting that product much easier from the perspective of the database administrator....
2017-01-30
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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
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
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Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI
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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