Random Thoughts on Aliasing
Here are many different thoughts/facts/preferences on aliasing. Most of this applies to column aliasing. Regardless of whether or not you...
2010-03-20
1,377 reads
Blog Posts
Be Wary
We make mistakes when we publish things. It happens, and I am as guilty as some people of mistakenly putting...
2010-03-19
923 reads
Being Involved in the Community
Regular readers know that I enjoy being involved in the SQL Server community. Over the last two and a half...
2010-03-19
342 reads
Licensing SQL Server Reporting Services
I have my license here somewhere, officer.
Licensing models can sometimes make database modeling seem trivial. Per processor or per seat?...
2010-03-19
1,103 reads
Losing Two Days
I’m off tomorrow to the UK for a week of work at the Red Gate offices, and then a couple...
2010-03-19
658 reads
Security Audit
Of late I have seen a lot of questions on how to audit the logins and users on each SQL...
2010-03-19
1,786 reads
SQL Log Shipping – by Abi Chapagai
SQL Server 2008 High Availability Solution: Log Shipping
In SQL Server, transaction log provides an ability to recover a database...
2010-03-19
1,713 reads
SSRS - Formatting Mutiple Columns
Often when designing reports you are required to apply the same formatting to multiple columns in one table or matrix....
2010-03-19
1,575 reads
Tally Table CTE
Now that I have several posts on what you can do with a Tally table, I figured I'd share my...
2010-03-19
5,156 reads
When It "Has" to Use SA...
As an infrastructure and security architect, I cringe any time any one mentions the following:
Domain AdminrootsaThose accounts can do anything...
2010-03-19
650 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
Forums
When And How to Automate?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item When And How to Automate?
Hyperscale Replicas II
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Hyperscale Replicas II
Practical Reporting Queries with CROSS APPLY (Part 3)
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Practical Reporting Queries with CROSS...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
See possible answers