Ask for SQL Server 2005 SP3
In case you haven't seen this elsewhere, if you want Microsoft to release SP3 for SQL Server 2005. It's time...
2008-02-03
938 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
SQL Server MVP Randy Dyess webcast on SQL Server 2008 Security
SQL Server MVP Randy Dyess has a short webcast which provides the highlights of SQL Server 2008 security.He includes some...
2008-02-03
614 reads
SQL Server MVP Andy Leonard on .NET Rocks!
SQL Server MVP Andy Leonard is on the latest edition of .NET Rocks! If you're not familiar with .NET Rocks!,...
2008-02-01
749 reads
The Importance of Verifying Database Backups Regularly
Yesterday, as I was pulling into my driveway, my front left tire gave. Thankfully, I was going really slow and...
2008-01-31
1,665 reads
A Long Overdue Database Security Rant
I've been dealing with a security product from a security company in recent days that breaks best practices with respect...
2008-01-30
2,302 reads
Part II of Troubleshooting Memory Issues
The Windows Server Performance Team has published part 2 of troubleshooting memory issues.
This one covers excessive paging and memory...
2008-01-29
1,671 reads
First Heroes Happen Here (HHH) Comic
Microsoft and Seagate have partnered togethered to put together an IT Heroes comic (daily even). The first one is here:
...
2008-01-29
1,562 reads
Ken Henderson has passed away
I know I'm not the first in the SQL Server community to post this, but Ken Henderson has passed away...
2008-01-29
1,909 reads
Metasploit 3.1 is out
The new version of Metasploit is out. Included is a GUI interface. It's a complete re-write in Ruby (note to...
2008-01-28
1,517 reads
Vendor Neutral Database Certification
First saw this off of Planet MySQL:
New Vendor Neutral Database Certification (Dave's Stuff)
Following the link to the CIW site, there...
2008-01-28
2,868 reads
Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
Forums
A question about how to store the address in the database
I have an app that has an address field on the customer and the...
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL in SQL Server 2025:...
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Multiple Sequence Values
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