Service Broker Basics
I'm currently implementing a Service Broker solution at a client site, and it's been an interesting challenge, because there's not...
2010-01-06
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Blog Posts
The Right Attitude to be a Mentor
When I first reported to my duty assignment with the US Air Force, there were 3 sergeants in my shop....
2010-01-06
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2010 First Quarter Goals
I have been reading several blog postings about 2010 goals. First, I want to applaud all of you for setting...
2010-01-05
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Goals for 2010
Posting goals online is great as long as you meet your goals, can be something less than great if you...
2010-01-05
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How to obtain RecordCount (or Number of cases) from a DMX query
This one caught my eye on the Data Mining Forum and it is not the first time that this one...
2010-01-05
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Introduction to the SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor
This is an excerpt from my free eBook, Brad’s Sure Guide to SQL Server 2008.
I think most of us are...
2010-01-05
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New Blog Feed URL
Not easy to find yet on the new site, you can find it at http://www.sqlandy.com/feed/.
2010-01-05
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PASS Summit – Where to Hold it in 2011
Bill Graziano posted some thoughts about the merits of East Coast vs West Coast placement of the Summit. He did...
2010-01-05
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Primary Key Discovery
As a part of my DB documentation process for a large database, I needed a method to quickly show me...
2010-01-05
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Sometimes the tools don’t work
We have a lot of administrative tools for SQLServerCentral that are available online. Most of the work I do can...
2010-01-05
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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