SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 4 RTM Released
Last Friday afternoon (December 17, 2010), Microsoft released the final RTM build of Service Pack 4 (SP4) for SQL Server...
2010-12-20
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Blog Posts
SSWUG Free SSIS Expo
Stinking Feet?
Want to learn some stuff about SSIS? Want to do it from the couch and not have to get...
2010-12-20
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The iPad/SQL Monitor Results
I ended up with 131 posts (1 late hit, sorry), not counting any duplicates with Brent or Steve. It was...
2010-12-20
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Turn Off AutoShrink!
This is kind of a follow up to a post I published last week regarding autogrowth. A forum poster said...
2010-12-20
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Would You Like To Play A Game?
Do you have a favorite line from a holiday movie? Can you change it around slightly to make it SQL...
2010-12-20
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SQL Server Storage Internals Part 3 - Architecture of Heaps
In this article I have explained below topics
1. key points on HEAP tables.
2. What happens when a table is created.
3. How to list...
2010-12-19
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Grant permission to the profile
The Profiler is a powerful tool available to the dba, but it can also be very useful for system developers....
2010-12-18
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Just in time for Christmas – SQL Server 2005 SP4
Just in time for Christmas, Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 SP4.
Many were wondering if they would meet their intended...
2010-12-18
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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
I don’t usually post on my blog on the weekend, but this weekend, the weekend before a Christmas is a...
2010-12-18
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Pragmatic Works Seeking Employment Candidates
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy constantly striving to new levels of knowledge. This new level of knowledge brings...
2010-12-18
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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