Microsoft Release end dates:
I realize that we all should know when the support of Microsoft sql server will expire. we should have this...
2009-11-13
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Blog Posts
PASS Summit 2009 - Media
There were tons of people taking pictures and video during the PASS Summit. I found a number of pictures on...
2009-11-13
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PASS’s SQL Server Standard Latest Edition Available
Although it’s buried on the SQLPASS website, the newest edition of the SQL Server Standard is now available here in...
2009-11-13
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Speaking at Ft. Worth SQL Server UG on Wednesday
If you’re in the Ft. Worth area next Wednesday, November 18, please join me at the Ft. Worth SQL Server...
2009-11-13
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SQL PASS Summit 2009 – Parting Thoughts
So now that we’re 7 days removed from the end of the SQL PASS summit, I’ve finally managed to arrange...
2009-11-13
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SQL Server 2008 Database Mirroring in Action
I have been pretty busy with a server consolidation and move project at work. We had four Dell PowerEdge 6800...
2009-11-13
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Super Seven Cleanup Steps Before Deploying Your Cube
Everyone likes to get a project done, but many times in our rush to deploy we bypass some of the...
2009-11-13
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Why We Recommend Against xp_cmdshell
Every so often I see a post in a forum or on Twitter about the use of xp_cmdshell. Usually it is someone looking for...
2009-11-13
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Book Review: The Machine, The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds
I grew up watching baseball on TV and playing it too, and for reasons I don’t recall my Dad’s favorite...
2009-11-12
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Flight or Invisibility: Which do you Choose?
A colleague of mine pointed out a great podcast called This American Life - specifically an episode with John Hodgman (the...
2009-11-12
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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
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
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...
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