SQLSkills Immersion training in London
Just short of the winter solstice, I bailed out of a freezing cold Johannesburg for warmer climates; well, actually for...
2011-07-22
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Blog Posts
SSRS: Dynamic Data Sources
I have been building dashboard using Reporting Services (SSRS) for a client of mine. The dashboard is going to be...
2011-07-22
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Visual Studio vNext
“vNext” is the codename Microsoft has chosen for the next version of the Visual Studio.
A big feature is improving the application lifecycle management...
2011-07-22
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Article: How to use temporary table in function
Steve Jones from voiceofthedba.com, editor on SQLServerCentral.com gave me an opportunity to publish humble article about workaround solution for using...
2011-07-21
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Bad Admins: Pocketing Backups
This is part of a series of tips on how bad/rogue admins can get access to the data in your...
2011-07-21
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Cursor in sql server
Sometimes our application required a database object which allows manipulation of data from a set of rows on row by row basic...
2011-07-21
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Gaining Speaker Experience Credentials, Part II
In a previous post I gave suggestions on how to get speaking credentials for consideration at a larger event, such...
2011-07-21
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Partial name matching in SQL Server 2011 “Denali”
While playing with SQL Server 2011 “Denali”, I’ve accidentally found out that it has slightly enhanced intellisense in SSMS. There...
2011-07-21
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PowerPivot - Diagram View
The new “Denali” PowerPivot has a lot of fanatic new additions that I’ve really been looking forward to.Many of my...
2011-07-21
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SQL Server Denali CTP3 Download
AdvertisementsMicrosoft has given the SQL Server Denali CTP3 (Community Technology Preview) for public preview. You can download the SQL Server Denali CTP3...
2011-07-21
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Blogs
Database AI Agents: The Read-Only Rule
By Arun Sirpal
Fourth in a series on Ai and databases. What Read-Only Advisory Actually Means A...
Creating a SQL Stored Procedure to Load a SCD2
By DataOnWheels
This is a blog that I am writing for future me and hopefully it’ll...
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Forums
Backup Availability Group
Please I am hoping for some feedback Specifications: Windows Server 2022 SQL Server 2022...
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Do the Experts Become...
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments...
Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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