Another Reason to Avoid Cross-Database Ownership Chaining
This past weekend we were moving database files around because we added new LUNs to an existing production cluster. We...
2009-02-13
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Blog Posts
Color E-Ink
I love my Kindle, but it uses an older e-ink technology that's a little slow and doesn't support color. Not...
2009-02-13
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SQL Injection - It's Not Just Me!!
I have a personal web site I set up years ago, mainly so I could post stuff for my extended...
2009-02-13
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Which is Better: Heaps or Tables with Clustered Indexes?
I have always been of the personal opinion that all SQL Server tables have a clustered index. As part of...
2009-02-13
4,293 reads
Inserting Markup into a String with SQL
There are a number of occasions when one might want to insert information at various places in a string. Where...
2009-02-12
1,885 reads
Landing on the Hudson River & Being a Hero
I think we've all seen and heard about Flight 1549 doing the emergency landing on the Hudson River. Truly a...
2009-02-12
568 reads
Things You Know Now…
Someone tagged me, and I’ve lost the email in all the pile up from vacation where I was very, very...
2009-02-12
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Counterpoint: Against Specialization
Brent Ozar wrote his Things you know now and in it he says this under his first point, Pick one...
2009-02-11
2,232 reads
Kindle 2
The Kindle 2 was announced recently and it’s on sale at Amazon, starting shipping Feb 24, 2009.
I’m glad I didn’t...
2009-02-11
795 reads
Networking - Part 4
You may want to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 before continuing. This time around I'd like to...
2009-02-11
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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...
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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
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Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI
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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