Execution plan warnings–The final chapter
In my previous posts (here and here), I showed examples of some of the execution plan warnings that have been...
2011-11-29
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Blog Posts
New string function in SQL Server 2012 – FORMAT()
Formatting numbers in an SSRS report is a common task. For example, you may want to format a number as...
2011-11-29
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Promoted to Master Group By Thomas LaRock
SQLRockstar Thomas LaRock has updated his blogger rankings this month, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that he had...
2011-11-29
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Silly issues with SSRS
Recently I was troubleshooting a report issue where in one of the column was empty in the report. I started...
2011-11-29
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SQL Mag Top 10 Bloggers
I was astounded to see this blog at #4 on the list from the recent SQL Server Magazine Community Choice...
2011-11-29
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SQL Saturday 99 – Quest Interview
Welcome to the first of a few sponsor interview posts from SQL Saturday 99. After reading Arnie Rowland’s (Blog | @ArnieRowland)...
2011-11-29
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SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services Error: The required .svc handler mappings are not installed in IIS.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC 0) has a confirmed issue with Master Data Services configuration. The following error...
2011-11-29
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SQL Server Special Ops
SQL Server 2012 is coming to 12 cities next year. Is your city on the list? It can be – or...
2011-11-29
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SQLServerCentral.com Track to be Offered at 2012 SQL Server Connections in Las Vegas this Spring
As we have done for the last several years, SQLServerCentral.com will be offering its own track at SQL Server Connections...
2011-11-29
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SSRS Export part 2 (Export Data Source)
Back in August, I published a post on exporting SSRS report files en masse. That article (which can be read...
2011-11-29
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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