Be Cautious About Invoke-SqlCmd Bug
With PowerShell becoming more popular in daily DBA work, I’d like to mention one huge ugly bug I recently encountered...
2015-10-25
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DBA Philosophy
Be Cautious About Invoke-SqlCmd Bug
With PowerShell becoming more popular in daily DBA work, I’d like to mention one huge ugly bug I recently encountered...
2015-10-25
358 reads
Database Administration via CrowdSourcing
According to Wikipedia:
Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group...
2015-05-25
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Database Administration via CrowdSourcing
According to Wikipedia:
Crowdsourcing is the process of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group...
2015-05-25
326 reads
Award from MSSQLTIPS.com
Today, I am excited and humbled to learn that I am awarded “Rookie of the Year – 2014” by MSSQLTips.com.
I have...
2015-01-14
672 reads
Award from MSSQLTIPS.com
Today, I am excited and humbled to learn that I am awarded “Rookie of the Year – 2014” by MSSQLTips.com.
I have...
2015-01-14
314 reads
Bug in SQL Server 2014 SQLPS For Registered Servers/Groups
I recently had an opportunity to write an article for mssqltips.com on managing registered servers under “local server groups”, and...
2014-06-07
3,184 reads
Decode SQL Server Job Schedules
As once a data architect, I cannot help but admiring and appreciating the data model behind the sql server job...
2014-04-07
1,539 reads
Fun in DateTime Calculations
Recently I was working on a task that needs to handle various datetime calculations, and it is really fun.
Usually there...
2014-03-12 (first published: 2014-03-02)
4,585 reads
Fun in DateTime Calculations
Recently I was working on a task that needs to handle various datetime calculations, and it is really fun.
Usually there...
2014-03-02
720 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers