ApexSQL SQL Server VIP/MVP Offer
ApexSQL has an offer to anyone who is a SQL Server MVP or VIP for a gratuity of their ApexSQL...
2006-11-29
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Measuring pi by throwing frozen hot dogs?
I saw this today on my Google front page under the How To section:
How to Calculate Pi by Throwing Frozen...
2006-11-29
1,639 reads
SSMS and scripting
I've heard a lot of complaints about SQL Server Management Studio concerning slowness and some of the things, like scripting...
2006-11-28
1,379 reads
Default schema
Sadly, I haven't had much experience yet with SQL Server 2005 except for Reporting Services and SSIS. The majority of...
2006-11-27
1,418 reads
SysInternals now on Microsoft TechNet
It wasn't too long ago that Mark Russinovich announced he was becoming a Microsoft employee (new link as his old...
2006-11-27
1,695 reads
NGSSoftware compares Oracle and SQL Server security
I first saw this at SQL Server MVP Jasper Smith's blog post Which database is more secure? Oracle vs. Microsoft:
NGSSoftware...
2006-11-25
1,708 reads
SSC bought out by Red Gate... Now what?
One of the highlights of my weekday mornings is reading the editorial by
Steve Jones of SQLServerCentral.com. However, this past...
2006-11-23
1,546 reads
Teaching Children to Program
One of the blogs I follow is Andrew Coates' blog over at MSDN. He has posted about starting to help...
2006-11-21
1,460 reads
Back from PASS
While at PASS, I created a thread in the forums: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/shwmessage.aspx?forumid=61&messageid=322277 . It was an incredible week. I look forward to...
2006-11-20
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Mixed Feelings about the SQL Server Central Sale to Red Gate
I've read numerous posts and several blogs discussing the SQL Server Central sale to Red Gate and at the end...
2006-11-20
1,639 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
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Question of the Day
Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers