SQL Server 2005/2008 Servicing Plans
Microsoft Group Program Manager Matthias Berndt has a post up on the Microsoft SQL Server Release Services blog (which is...
2010-02-13
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Blog Posts
A Tale Of Two Execution Plans – Solved!
Earlier this week I wrote about a perplexing problem I was having where identical servers were producing different execution plans...
2010-02-12
1,308 reads
eReading – Lending Books
I sent this to Barnes and Noble, as well as Random House recently after the much vaunted “lending” technology in...
2010-02-12
723 reads
Farewell, Robert B. Parker
I heard the news via a blog post by Ward Pond that one of my favorite authors had died at...
2010-02-12
1,731 reads
Foundation Class Review
This week was an exciting teaching week for me. I taught the Pragmatic Works Foundation class, one of my favorite...
2010-02-12
663 reads
Free SQL Server Training Webinar Series
SQLServerCentral.com, PragmaticWorks, and Wrox Press are sponsoring a series of free SQL Server webinars in February. Called the SQL Server...
2010-02-12
883 reads
PASS is Seeking Program Committee Volunteers
The sessions presented at the PASS Community Summit are selected by volunteers from the PASS Program Committee. If you would...
2010-02-12
364 reads
Syndication Schedule Changes
We have a process that reads syndicated blogs from people and then publishes them here. It’s worked well, and allows...
2010-02-12
624 reads
eReading – Lending Books
I sent this to Barnes and Noble, as well as Random House recently after the much vaunted “lending” technology in...
2010-02-11
319 reads
Growing the Pool of SQL Server Speakers
In a nutshell, I’m interested in growing and diversifying the pool of speakers that focus on SQL Server. You might...
2010-02-11
989 reads
Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
Forums
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Secure Communications
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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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