Running for the #SQLPass #NomCom
Guess, what? I’ve thrown my hat in to the elections for the Nomination Committee for PASS. That means that I...
2012-06-14
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Blog Posts
@LearningTree: 2108 SQL Server 2012 Database Administration
This past week my international adventures have continued. As some of you know, for the past couple of years, I...
2012-06-13
1,539 reads
Command Line Prompts for Checking Active Directory Membership
Using Active Directory groups are a great way to manage and maintain security for a solution. Think about if you...
2012-06-13
1,900 reads
Database Tables
Today I was asked for "a list of all tables in all databases" on a particular instance of SQL Server. ...
2012-06-13
876 reads
Guest Post – The Last Starfighter
Today I am delighted to be able to share with you a guest post from one of my all time...
2012-06-13
1,206 reads
PASS 2012 NomCom
I’m officially on the slate and running for the PASS 2012 Nomination Committee!
I love the SQL Community and everything it embodies. ...
2012-06-13
659 reads
PASS Nomination Committee
For some reason, which isn’t completely clear to me, we’re voting for part of the members of the Nomination Committee...
2012-06-13
808 reads
Service Broker: What does a DBA need to know?
Service Broker is SQL Server’s internal messaging system. It has been designed as an asynchronous, reliable and transactional messaging system...
2012-06-13 (first published: 2012-06-07)
10,629 reads
Do You Document Your SQL Server Instances?
When I was a novice DBA, I spent little time documenting my SQL Servers. But as I became more experienced,...
2012-06-12 (first published: 2012-06-05)
4,741 reads
SQL Saturday Pensacola presentation file downloads
I had a great weekend at my fourth annual visit to Pensacola for SQL Saturday, which had many great sponsors,...
2012-06-12
726 reads
Blogs
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...
PowerShell Newbie – Variables
By gbargsley
This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for...
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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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