What is BI?
I actually started writing an article on this, but it's been sidetracked with travel and other stuff. However I do...
2007-07-21
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Blog Posts
A Graphical View of the Physical Allocation of a Database
First saw information about a tool called SQL Internals Viewer in a blog post here at Kalen Delaney's blog. The...
2007-07-20
1,656 reads
More Navigation
I've looked at the daily newsletter for a year now and I've wondered about the table of contents. It seems...
2007-07-19
1,401 reads
Tampa Code Camp - Again
This turned out to be a nice event, better venue than last year. Well organized is always appreciated even at...
2007-07-18
1,370 reads
New version of SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer available
If you haven't seen the announcement, a new version of the SQL Server 2005 Best Practices Analyzer is available for...
2007-07-17
1,716 reads
New MySQL Entry Level Certification
Last week I received an email indicating that MySQL had made available an entry level certification, the Certified MySQL Associate....
2007-07-16
1,558 reads
QOD Day
Quite a few complaints on the QOD section from last week, mostly justified. A couple I had to defend, which...
2007-07-16
1,584 reads
The meaning of Database Administrator
In two blogs I follow, Andy Leonard's blog on SQLBlogs.com and Sheeri Kritzer's The MySQL She-BA, the question of what...
2007-07-16
1,565 reads
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Templates and Styles
Ever wanted to change the default template and style for the Reporting Services Wizard? Just think how much time this...
2007-07-15
8,433 reads
Beta Testing
I'm not big on beta testing, or at least haven't been for a number of
years because I can't afford the...
2007-07-13
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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