Where in the world are Jen and Sean?
Updated with more SQL Saturdays! Well hi there, folks. A month slips by so very fast. Here is your January...
2016-01-28
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SQL Awesomesauce
Fun with Operator Precedence
Let’s have some fun with operator precedence today. Specifically, logical operator precedence. Specifically, how is it evaluated when your where clause...
2016-01-06 (first published: 2015-12-31)
2,814 reads
Issues and opinions on the PASS anti-harassment policy (#sqlpass)
PASS just published an anti-harassment policy reminder, quickly followed by a blog by Wendy Pastrick (about a bad experience at last...
2015-11-25
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A Data Age proclamation
Twice in two days now, I’ve gotten in discussions with people about the state of data usage…the idea that we have...
2015-11-12
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Improved #MinionBackup and #MinionReindex – new versions!
We released Minion Backup 1.1 and Minion Reindex 1.2 this week! We’ve got a some great new features, and a number of bug fixes....
2015-10-23
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Attending PASS Summit? Take a great Tuesday precon!
We’re just two weeks away from the PASS Summit in Seattle, and there is most definitely still time to get...
2015-10-12
608 reads
You DO have outstanding, free backup and maintenance, right?
It’s entirely possible that you’ve heard us talk about our supercharged, free backup and index maintenance solutions on Twitter, or on...
2015-10-07
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Today at 12pm Central: #MinionEnterprise Talk – Backup Management!
Register here. In our monthly series about Minion Enterprise – the new SQL Server management solution – Sean and Jen will show you how...
2015-10-06
641 reads
SQL Saturday San Diego tomorrow! (September 18)
This weekend we’re going to hit SQL Saturday San Diego for the first time ever! We are the excited. Come and...
2015-09-18
809 reads
The #TSQL2sday #70 roundup
Time for the T-SQL Tuesday #70 roundup! I asked people for their best enterprise management strategies, and they responded beautifully....
2015-09-10
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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