Database Recovery: Day 7
Recently we were talking about Backups and how you need to test them often. The most complete way to test...
2013-12-17
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Changed SoundEx Disables Index While Upgrading to SQL 2012
Implementation of SoundEx function is changed in SQL Server 2012, described here. For an example, the result of SOUNDEX(‘Csomorova’) in SQL Server 2012 is C561 whereas the result of...
2013-12-17
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Changed SoundEx Disables Index While Upgrading to SQL 2012
Implementation of SoundEx function is changed in SQL Server 2012, described here. For an example, the result of SOUNDEX(‘Csomorova’) in...
2013-12-17
1,000 reads
SQL Saturday in Ancona and Verona – English slide decks available for download
You can download the english version of my sessions at SQL Saturdays (on SlideShare):
SQL Saturday 257 in Verona: “Put databases...
2013-12-16
308 reads
Symmetric Keys
One of the encryption options in SQL Server is symmetric key encryption. This is the type of encryption most people...
2013-12-23 (first published: 2013-12-16)
2,944 reads
Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #62
Monday afternoon and it’s time for weekly round-up. If you follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout most days I tweet...
2013-12-16
1,388 reads
Scalzi’s Law of Cleverness, as applied to resumes
John Scalzi (blog, Twitter) – science fiction writer, Hugo award winner, philosopher, and blogger extraordinaire – has an adage that I wish...
2013-12-16
946 reads
Forty Things You Didn’t Know About SQL Server
Last week I delivered a seminar at the Expert Days 2013 event by the name of 40 Things You Didn’t...
2013-12-16
591 reads
NFC Tags-Fun, And Maybe Useful at SQLSaturday
Last week I had one of those days when I read something and then heard someone talking about the same...
2013-12-16
911 reads
SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Presentation Given at Vermont PASS SQL Server User Group Last Week
This past Wednesday evening, 11th Dec, I braved the snowy roads down from Montreal to Winooski (Burlington area) to join...
2013-12-16
1,348 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
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The SQL Server Date Magic: When CAST and CONVERT Keep Your Index Seek
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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