TechEd is now Microsoft Ignite
In case you were wondering what happened to the TechEd conferences, Microsoft is now bringing together the best of previously...
2015-05-04
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Blog Posts
Upgrade from SQL 2014 Evaluation to Developer Edition
Couldn't find documentation showing that upgrade from SQL 2014 evaluation version was possible to developer edition. I just successfully converted...
2015-05-04
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Upgrade from SQL 2014 Evaluation to Developer Edition
Couldn’t find documentation showing that upgrade from SQL 2014 evaluation version was possible to developer edition. I just successfully converted...
2015-05-04
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Overview of Azure Data Services
The number of Microsoft’s cloud services is growing by month, if not week, so that it’s hard to keep them all...
2015-05-03
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May 13th – Standardized SQL Installations – Script Review & Demo
This session is mostly demo-focused. I will cover prerequisites for scripts and show how to do multiple SQL Server installations...
2015-05-02
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May 13th – Standardized SQL Installations – Script Review & Demo
This session is mostly demo-focused. I will cover prerequisites for scripts and show how to do multiple SQL Server installations using scripts and demonstrate how to Streamline SQL Server...
2015-05-02
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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?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers