I’m speaking at the first ever SQL Saturday San Antonio on 8/13/16!
San Antonio is such a great city with a lot to see and do, such as the Alamo and the...
2016-07-23
364 reads
Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
Off topic–Would you SQL your license plate?
I was recently browsing www.myplates.com and I’ll say it’s actually quite fun to see what plates people have randomly bought....
2016-07-21
589 reads
Retrieving diagnostic data from SQL Server’s Default Trace
Have you ever tried to query the contents of the default trace and then spent more time trying to figure...
2016-07-18
468 reads
I’m speaking at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on 8/06/16.
If you’re in Louisiana or Texas this is one SQL Saturday you won’t want to miss. This annual event is...
2016-07-18
304 reads
Azure SQL Database waits you should be aware of…
I’ve been using Microsoft’s cloud database for some time now. I’ve had a few customers with various performance problems and...
2016-07-15
2,200 reads
Join me for a free SQL Performance webcast on July 14th!
With less than we week away, I can say that I’m really excited to reach more people in the community...
2016-07-08
390 reads
New SQL Server community tool
For those of us in the US, it’s our day of independence. A day that stands for FREEDOM and happiness....
2016-07-05
1,608 reads
Does my database have data type drift?
Over the years I have come to see that every database has what I call data type drift. Simply put,...
2016-07-13 (first published: 2016-06-28)
2,505 reads
Are my SQL logins weak?
Security is a vital component of data security. In today’s day and age it is imperative to think about security....
2016-07-04 (first published: 2016-06-24)
1,612 reads
Is Resource Monitor (resmon) all I need to troubleshoot storage?
I was recently doing some work on my Windows 10 desktop and placed a drive on one of the slower...
2016-06-30 (first published: 2016-06-23)
1,631 reads
Blogs
Learning from Mistakes: T-SQL Tuesday #194
By Steve Jones
We’re a week late, once again my fault. I was still coming out of...
Stupid Things I Did With AI: ASCII Art
By Steve Jones
I ran across this article recently (https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code/reader/microsoft-original-source-code) and it has a great opening piece...
Simple Talks Podcasting in 2026
By Steve Jones
I’m in the UK today, having arrived this morning in London. Hopefully, by this...
Forums
Cumulative Update 23 - KB5074819 - Database Mail - No longer working.
Hi there, Has anyone else had any trouble with Database Mail in Cumulative Update...
Script Task execution error with HTTP request
I have a script task that tries to execute a HTTP request, which seems...
SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer Edition
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Standard Developer...
Question of the Day
URL Safe or Not?
If I use BASE4_ENCODE() in SQL Server 2025, is the output URL Safe by default?
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