Waiting For Superman
This site really is about business intelligence, but it is good to mix things up a bit every now and...
2011-03-15
719 reads
The Lighter Side of Technical Interview Questions
I hate those puzzle type interview questions. I am sure that they show some level of aptitude about something, but...
2011-03-14
1,019 reads
Passing Values into an SSIS Package at Runtime from Outside the Package
SSIS provide several methods for passing values into your packages at runtime.The benefit of doing so allows you to change...
2011-03-14
34,700 reads
DB Benchmarking
As database professionals, we have a need to benchmark performance of the database, processes, and essentially overall performance. When benchmarking, it is preferable to get a baseline and then...
2011-03-14
12 reads
DB Benchmarking
As database professionals, we have a need to benchmark performance of the database, processes, and essentially overall performance. When benchmarking,...
2011-03-14
1,106 reads
ANSI Connection Settings
It’s reasonably well known that you can get different execution plans if you change the ANSI connection settings. But the...
2011-03-14
1,723 reads
More Changes for the Dimension Merge SCD?
A while back, I ran a contest to find a new name for the SCD component hosted on CodePlex. The results were the best "lemons into lemonade" situation I could...
2011-03-14
14 reads
More Changes for the Dimension Merge SCD?
A while back, I ran a contest to find a new name for the SCD component hosted on CodePlex. The results were the best "lemons into lemonade" situation I could...
2011-03-14
22 reads
Stored Procedure Definitions and Permissions
I wrote a post a while back that showed how you can grant execute permission ‘carte blanche’ for a database...
2011-03-14
2,793 reads
SQLPeople: An Interview With Andy Leonard
The thing that I most enjoy about going to conferences, SQLSaturdays, and user group meetings is the people I get to meet or see there. That’s why I was intrigued...
2011-03-14
19 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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