Sitting Between Two Stools: Analysis Services 2012, Windows 8 and Market Niche Confusion at Microsoft
In my last post, I wrote that the game plan was to post by Dec. 10 on changes in data...
2012-01-24
1,994 reads
Insert multiple rows from one INSERT statement
One of the things that has been annoying for a long time in SQL Server is adding lots of data...
2012-01-23
29,062 reads
Monday Morning Mistakes: Remote Connectivity to SQL Server
Inspired by common emails and questions I see, I figured I’d do a series of blog posts on common mistakes...
2012-01-23
1,003 reads
Sorting a String as a Number with T-SQL and SSIS
I was working on a Cube in Analysis Services for a client recently and needed to sort on a field...
2012-01-23
3,863 reads
January 2012 SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Diagnostic Information Queries
Since Microsoft recently released a couple of new Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008, I thought it was finally time...
2012-01-23
1,186 reads
Want to recruit me? Please follow these rules
I get 15-30 calls/emails a week from recruiters (not counting the dozens of auto-generated emails I get). Being a contractor...
2012-01-23
912 reads
RYO Maintenance Plan – Database Backups
Remember kids...
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a big proponent of automating routine tasks. If I have to do...
2012-01-26 (first published: 2012-01-23)
3,584 reads
Deadlock Monitoring
There are four different ways you can get information about deadlocks in your system. These are:
traceflag 1204traceflag 1222trace eventsextended eventsFor...
2012-01-27 (first published: 2012-01-23)
3,088 reads
Notes from the January 2012 oPASS Meeting
It’s been quite a while – where did the time go? – since I had done a presentation for oPASS, so when...
2012-01-23
562 reads
Security - SQL vs Windows
Security is a very important part of every DBA’s role. If you are not clued up on security best practices...
2012-01-23
948 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
Forums
Pay for Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
My PASS Summit West 2026
Comments posted to this topic are about the item My PASS Summit West 2026
Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Packing and Decoding Device Status...
Question of the Day
SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
See possible answers