Non-Clustered Indexes on Table Variables in SQL Server 2014
(Be sure to checkout the SQLpassion Online Academy, where you get High-Quality SQL Server Trainings with Instant Access!)
Earlier today I...
2013-06-26
7,395 reads
Blog Posts
Oracle and Microsoft are in the Cloud Together
What an interesting week this has been. On Monday Microsoft and Oracle announced a partnership that rocked the cloud world....
2013-06-26
1,354 reads
PASS Nominating Committee for 2013 Elections Announced
I was pleased to see the email this morning announcing that community volunteers Erin Stellato, Ryan Adams, and Tamera Clark...
2013-06-26
1,246 reads
SQL Server 2014 CTP1 Now Available!
Sweet! SQL Server 2014 CTP1 is now available for download at Microsoft.com! Get it while it is hot, and start...
2013-06-26
747 reads
SQL Server: Identifying Edition Specifc features Used in a Database
I had a situation which forced me to do a feasibility study to move SQL server 2008 enterprise edition environment to standard edition. It is...
2013-06-26
1,690 reads
SSWUG Summer Camp
I'm speaking at SSWUG Summer Camp! Thankfully, I can be at home, in my pool AND be at summer camp...
2013-06-26
917 reads
This Can Be the Best Thing in SQL Server 2014
New versions have bombastic and catchy features. But a lot of times, the little, hidden features are the ones that...
2013-06-26
1,493 reads
Using OUTPUT to back up a change
How will you back out if your change doesn’t work?! Always take a backup! There should always be a back...
2013-06-26
2,432 reads
Visiting Atlantis
This week I got to visit Atlantis. Not the mythical island, but rather the ship, the Space Shuttle Atlantis at...
2013-06-26
1,352 reads
Exploring Excel 2013 for BI Tip #9: Adding Calculated Members
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2013-06-25
1,347 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
Forums
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Work with On-Premises...
Escaping Strings
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Escaping Strings
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
See possible answers