SQL Server Events in the UK – May 2013
Things are really ramping up in May and June this year, it’s a great time to be an IT Professional with so...
2013-05-01
857 reads
Richard Douglas
My First White Paper – Top 10 Tips for Optimizing SQL Server Performance
Earlier this year I had the chance to collaborate on my first ever white paper “Top 10 Tips for Optimizing...
2013-04-30
1,424 reads
How to provide a better customer service
Thomas La Rock (Blog | Twitter) recently wrote a blog post about misplacing a device he has called a FitBit One which...
2013-04-29
1,710 reads
Microsoft let new SQL Server version name slip?
There has been lots of speculation in the SQL Server community as to what the official name of the next...
2013-04-18
1,263 reads
T-SQL Tuesday 41 – Presenting and Loving it!
Before we dive in to the post, I’d like to give a big thank you to Bob Pusateri (Blog|Twitter) for...
2013-04-09
778 reads
SQL Server Events in the UK – April 2013
The bank holiday and work have put me a few days behind schedule, but here is the list out all of the...
2013-04-04
744 reads
SQL Saturday #194 Exeter – A presenters review
This weekend was full of a range of emotions for me. Grab a beverage and I’ll tell you all about...
2013-03-11
865 reads
100th blog post
Unless you’ve entered “100th blog post” into your favourite search engine and clicked on pot luck (or whatever it is)...
2013-03-01
561 reads
SQL Server Events in the UK – March 2013
Welcome to the first of what I plan to be a regular recurring theme. Right here I will list out...
2013-03-01
752 reads
New Year Aspirations – Gina Walters – User Groups
Thanks for agreeing to do this Gina; from your emails things do sound quite frantic at the moment so I...
2013-02-12
864 reads
Blogs
Running SQL Server on KubeVirt – Getting Started
With all the changes that have happened with VMware since the Broadcom acquisition I...
Why is shrinking IT budgets a good thing?
Each year around this time, companies enter the familiar ritual of budgeting. For many,...
Reverse Engineering a Physical Model Diagram
By Steve Jones
I recently wrote about a logical diagram with Redgate Data Modeler. That was interesting,...
Forums
Best analysis approach to reduce data type length in multiple tables
Hello SSC, I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday season! I...
Do you separate data/log files and TempDB files on different disks using AWS EC2
Hello, I am receiving multiple direction on deploying SQL Servers in AWS EC2. ...
Service account being in local admin in AWS EC2 environment?
Hello, I am working with a company on their database administration. I am trying...
Question of the Day
A New Operator
In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?
SELECT '1' || '0'See possible answers