Up or out? Deciding on SQL Server scalability
Scalability is the ability of a system to support an increased workload by adding incremental system resources without fundamentally changing...
2013-08-06
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Blog Posts
Why use a SSAS cube?
What are the advantages of using SSAS Cubes over a regular data warehouse for reporting? Note I’m not asking why...
2013-08-06
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Windows Phone Security Advisory - Weakness in Security Protocol
If you're using a Windows phone, versions 7.8 or 8, there is a new security advisory out with respect to...
2013-08-06
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August 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
I can’t believe it’s already August. I had planned to get to the lake more this year, spend more time...
2013-08-05
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Be Cautious Offering Guidance
Guidance is hard.
Seriously, you’d think it would be easy. You’d think you say things like, don’t shrink your database, most...
2013-08-05
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Best Practices to Deliver BI Solutions Presentation
I will be presenting a brand new session entitled “Best Practices to Deliver BI Solutions” tomorrow, August 6th, at 11am...
2013-08-05
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Continue Package Execution After Error in SSIS
When it comes to ETL, I’m a pessimist. Until proven otherwise, I assume that all data is bad, all connections...
2013-08-05
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Custom Navigation controls in SharePoint 2010
There are several ways to create a custom navigation control in SharePoint. In the below image you can see the...
2013-08-05
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Database Permissions Queries
Over the last year of blogging my thoughts and queries I’ve discovered something interesting. I posted Where is my Backup?...
2013-08-05
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Embedding Flash Video in a Blog Post
I recently needed to figure out how to embed Flash streaming video in a blog post. LiveWriter does Youtube ok...
2013-08-05
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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