Sample Databases For SQL Server
As a blogger, one thing that I appreciate greatly is examples of technical features. This is mainly because
technical features can...
2017-09-01
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SSIS ForEach Enumerator File Order
I saw on slack recently a question about how the ssis file enumeraror orders (or more specifically doesn't order) files....
2017-09-01
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Knowing Your Data
Is it possible to be an effective data professional without knowing anything about the domain of data you support? I...
2017-09-01
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Viewing the Statistics Objects Used to Create an Execution Plan
A while ago now I was running some Performance Tuning workshops and was asked how you can find out which Statistics...
2017-09-01
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Friday Reading 2017-09-01
Going to be a busy few weeks as conference season gets into full swing. Really looking forward to the next...
2017-09-01
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Customer Satisfaction Survey
We decided to create a customer satisfaction survey and send it to all our customers. The goal of this post...
2017-09-01
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Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 2.1: The Uses and Abuses of Shannon’s Entropy
By Steve Bolton
…………In the first installment of this wide-ranging series of amateur tutorials, I noted that the Hartley function indeed...
2017-08-31
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SQL Server: SARGability
SARG is short for Search Argument. This is an important tuning term and something every developer and DBA should know....
2017-08-31
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Bulk Inserting Build Data–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-08-31
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Azure Archive Blob Storage
Last week Microsoft released a public preview of a new service called Azure Archive Blob Storage, offering customers a lower-cost...
2017-08-31
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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