Very Useful SQL Server 2008 High Availability White Paper On MSDN
Fellow MVP, Paul Randal from SQLSkills.com has published a 35 page white paper on MSDN called “High Availability with SQL...
2009-10-08
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Blog Posts
Deprecating Objects - Feedback
I posted a note awhile back that it might be nice to be able to mark an object as deprecated....
2009-10-07
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Do You Blog? The FTC May Be Watching
If you are a blogger and you post product reviews on your blog, you may have to answer to the...
2009-10-07
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Sparse Columns – ConvertSVtoXML & XMLToResv
Not very often I run across something with zero matches in a search engine, but had it happen recently. I...
2009-10-07
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SQL Saturday #21 Orlando
It’s that time again! SQL Saturday has returned to Orlando with an all star group of speakers http://www.sqlsaturday.com/schedule.aspx. The event...
2009-10-07
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Updated SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Here is the October 2009 version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries. They are very useful for gathering...
2009-10-07
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Weak Passwords Discovered in the 10,000 Disclosed Hotmail/Live.com/MSN leaked accounts
By now, hopefully everyone has heard of the security breach where accounts and passwords were found on a public site...
2009-10-07
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Work on a Strength or Weakness?
When deciding what to learn, there's a binary decision. Will you focus on a strength or a weakness?
I think...
2009-10-07
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A Contest for Bloggers – The 2009 PASS Logreader Awards
I’ve been working on an idea for a while with Brent Ozar and Jeremiah Peschka for a contest that recognize...
2009-10-06
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Alternating Background Colors in Reporting Services
In most Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) implementations, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of reports available for viewing....
2009-10-06
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Blogs
SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions today at SQL Saturday Boston 2025. I’ve...
Scaling SQL Server 2025 Vector Search with Load-Balanced Ollama Embeddings
SQL Server 2025 introduces native support for vector data types and external AI models....
Advice I Like: Fear and Imagination
By Steve Jones
Fear is fueled by a lack of imagination. The antidote to fear is not...
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How to Use SQL Server Features to Cut Web App Latency in Half
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Choosing an AI in Sept 2025
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Question of the Day
The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new data type designed to support similarity search and machine learning applications for AI applications. What is this new data type?
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