Time Flies When You're Having Fun (Déjà Vu Edition)
Writing - be it a technical language like T-SQL, C#, PowerShell, etc. or blogging - is like exercise. When you do it...
2012-08-06
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Blog Posts
What's new in Reporting Services 2012 Free Webinar
We are starting our free monthly webinars with 'What's new in Reporting Services 2012' on Wednesday August 8, 2012 at 12...
2012-08-06
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Initialize a Transactional Replication from a Database Backup
During the last days I'm working on Replication – especially with Transactional Replication.
The main idea of Transactional Replication is that you...
2012-08-05
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Initialize a Transactional Replication from a Database Backup
During the last days I’m working on Replication – especially with Transactional Replication. The main idea of Transactional Replication is that...
2012-08-05
1,543 reads
SQL Server : List Login's Database and Server Level Role Permission
In my last post, we have discussed about the orphaned users and fixing the orphaned users. The next step in...
2012-08-05
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SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (August 2012)
Here is the August 2012 version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2012-08-05
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Chennai SQL Server User Group (CSSUG) meet
Let me start with my sincere apologies first for not blogging consistently.
Primary reason is, my wife gave birth to our...
2012-08-04
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Getting to the next level in your SQL Server career
Jen McCown (Blog | Twitter) wrote about an interesting topic on the different levels of database professionals. In her article, Jen...
2012-08-04
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Protect Against SQL Injection Using Triggers
Before I became a SQL Server DBA, I used to be a web developer in ASP3. Since then, I sometimes...
2012-08-04
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SQL Server Quickie #2 - Extents
Yesterday I have uploaded my 2nd SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. In this episode I'm
talking about Extents, and how SQL...
2012-08-04
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
Forums
Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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