Running Totals for Each Group
A while ago, I posted a blog on how one could perform running totals using Reporting Services and a user...
2010-10-11
4,394 reads
BrianKMcDonald
Time Saver – Presentation Preparation
Presenting is a huge fear for many and it is no different for me. I have been presenting at SQL...
2010-10-10
590 reads
Determine if Directory Exists using xp_cmdshell
Recently, I came across a forum post from a user trying to determine if a directory existed in the file...
2010-10-06
14,329 reads
SQL Saturday 49 Orlando - Delivery Mechanisms using SQL Server Reporting Services (mini)
It's official! I am presenting a mini session for SQL Saturday in Orlando. My topic and some details are below:
Delivery...
2010-10-05
456 reads
MSDB Job History Duration Conversion
Have you ever queried the msdb tables to get duration details about a particular job? I’ve had to do this...
2010-10-05
2,773 reads
Converting Dates to Integers
While working on a project recently, I came across a conversion that was trying to convert a date to an...
2010-10-05
801 reads
Strange but True - Report Parameter Label Blank
Here is another one of those strange but true things that I come across every so often which I thought...
2010-10-01
1,518 reads
Retrieving Report Names for SSRS Subscription Jobs
The way Reporting Services creates subscriptions is through generating a SQL Server Agent job. This is apparent when you look...
2010-09-01
785 reads
Using WITH NOLOCK
A colleague of mine and I were recently talking about some scripts that they had seen containing the WITH NOLOCK...
2010-09-01
545 reads
Dynamic SQL and Cached Query Plans
Over the many years that I’ve been dealing with SQL Server, I’ve always been told and read about how using...
2010-08-29
602 reads
Blogs
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
PowerShell Newbie – Variables
By gbargsley
This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for...
Forums
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Is Dead. Here Are...
The Distance Metric
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Distance Metric
The New Wave of Security Threats
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The New Wave of Security...
Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
See possible answers