Have You Grabbed the SQL Sentry Plan Explorer Yet?
I won't say I despise SQL Server Management Studio's (SSMS) display for execution plans, but it's about at that level....
2010-10-27
1,255 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Why CONTROL SERVER Doesn't Cut It
With the new securables since SQL Server 2005, Microsoft has advised that we start moving away from the fixed server...
2010-10-26
4,544 reads
Vote for Me for a PASS SQLRally Precon on SQL Server Security
Unless James Bond is in the picture, security is usually not a sexy topic. However, we all lament the lack...
2010-10-25
2,059 reads
Speaking for SQL Lunch on Wednesday
This coming Wednesday I'll be speaking for SQL Lunch on the topic of Auditing Database Permissions in SQL Server. The abstract for...
2010-10-22
517 reads
Free SQL Server Training for the Week of October 25, 2010
Monday
PASS Data Warehousing/BI Virtual Chapter - Applied MDX - Kevin Geoff
Tuesday
PASS Application Development Virtual Chapter - Refactoring SQL Applications - Jeremiah Peschka
Pragmatic Works - Pro...
2010-10-22
866 reads
Give Back and Get Free Tools to Do So
SQL Server MVP Arnie Rowland (blog | twitter) has been running a project, Project Phoenix, to benefit unemployed/underemployed developers who are striving to do...
2010-10-17
570 reads
Free SQL Server Training for the Week of October 18, 2010
Tuesday
PASS - 24 Hours of PASS - LATAM: All Sessions in Spanish or Portuguese
Pragmatic Works - SQL Statement Tuning with Indexing Strategies - Kevin...
2010-10-15
788 reads
Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) - A Handy Tool for DBAs
Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) is a very common tool over on the Active Directory side. As the name...
2010-10-14
8,555 reads
Tools I Use to Scan for SQL Servers
I was having a Twitter conversation on this yesterday and naturally Aaron Nelson (blog | twitter) popped in with "PowerShell!" I like PowerShell,...
2010-10-13
15,621 reads
Slides and Demo from Midlands PASS Presentation - October 12, 2010
Here are the slides and demo script from the presentation on Understanding SQL Server Query Processing.
2010-10-12
547 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Forums
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployment Level 3 – Rehearsing Changesets Across Environments
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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