The 2012 Powershell Scripting Game(shows) in review
Over the past few weeks, those around me know that I’ve been talking a lot about Powershell, how much it...
2012-05-01
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Kyle Neier
PowerShell: Using Exponents and Logs to Format Byte Sizes
In a recent Scripting Games event, I had to format some byte values into their most appropriate size according to...
2012-04-19
3,968 reads
PowerShell and T-SQL: Implementing UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT
I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my experience this year with the Scripting Games. This is the first year I've competed and...
2012-04-16 (first published: 2012-04-12)
6,759 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #029 – SQL 2012 and Treating TempDB like it’s really Temporary.
A while back, my young son thought it would be fun to use a CD as a virtual surfboard on...
2012-04-10
1,579 reads
Powershell – Validating an IP Address
A task that I have had to do several times over the years is determine if an IP Address string...
2012-04-03
4,187 reads
Error 18456 a little more friendly in 2012
While preparing a demo for a presentation, I generated a 18456 error in the SQL instance by selecting a non-existent...
2012-03-29
1,172 reads
Powershell – Adding accounts to Local Security Policy
One of the challenges I’ve had over the years is figuring out a way to add the SQL Service accounts...
2012-03-27
10,528 reads
Powershell - Working with Cluster Resources - Byte Arrays
Over the next few weeks, I plan to share some of the discoveries I've had when working with Windows 2008R2...
2012-03-19
2,468 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #028 – Is it really specialization?
This is the first time I've participated in T-SQL Tuesday - I hope to do so more often...
I can recall several...
2012-03-13
1,024 reads
Finding the Missing Perfmon Counters in SQL Express
My post this weekend about slaying beasts with magical .dll incantations was my way of relieving some stress after having...
2012-02-07
2,386 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
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...
Forums
Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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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?
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