Book Review: Apress Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration
Several months ago I received a copy of the Apress book, Pro SQL Server 2008 Administration (Amazon)by Ken Simmons (@kensimmons),...
2009-12-04
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Blog Posts
Building Questions
I haven’t had to write a Question of the Day in a few months now and I have mixed feelings...
2009-12-04
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Data.Gov
I was recently looking for some publicly available data for a demo. Many times, the complicated solutions we deliver for...
2009-12-04
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Database Developer tools in Team Foundation Server Now Available in Visual Studio 2010 Premium
So this week I attended a preview for Visual Studio 2010. In addition to database development, I do ASP.NET development...
2009-12-04
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Micron Real SSD C300
Endgadget recently had a post up about the Micron Real SSD C300 family of SATA 6Gbps SSDs that will be...
2009-12-04
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My first presentation for User Group
Yesterday was the first time I gave a presentation to a group of professional who knows SQL Server. I was...
2009-12-04
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Netbook Replacing a Laptop
My laptop died recently, actually died completely, unable to boot. The hard drive was fine, and I managed to stick...
2009-12-04
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New York funding Great Lakes Wind Power?
According to this C|Net report, New York state wants someone to build wind farms in the great lakes and purchase...
2009-12-04
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Phil Factor Speed Phreak SQL Challenge Number 3
The latest Phil Factor challenge is now active here . The prize has now been increased to $100...(read more)
2009-12-04
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Committing in 2010
I traveled quite a bit in 2009, hitting 3 SQL Saturdays, 5 user groups and a few other events during...
2009-12-03
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Blogs
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...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
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...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
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