T Minus Three Days to the MCM Test
I take the MCM test on Friday. I’ve been watching videos and reading white papers and blogs for the last...
2011-02-22
1,366 reads
How To Write Better Queries WebCast
One character. That’s all it takes; just one character in a Transact-SQL query can make the difference between an index seek and an index scan. Transact-SQL is easy to learn....
2011-02-22
16 reads
How To Write Better Queries WebCast
One character. That’s all it takes; just one character in a Transact-SQL query can make the difference between an index seek...
2011-02-22
815 reads
SQLskills Immersion Event on Internals and Performance – Day 1
Sonny Bryans Smokehouse Bbq would make an interesting classroom
Today was the first day of my first SQLskills event. The event...
2011-02-22
450 reads
Shameless Self-Promotion - Introduction to SQL Server [Book]
My introductory text to SQL Server, appropriately titled Introduction to SQL Server, is now in print and available for sale. The...
2011-02-22
963 reads
5 Things Every DBA Should NOT Do
Earlier in the month I shared with you 10 Things That Every DBA Should Do and so it only seems natural...
2011-02-22
3,621 reads
London UK SQL Server User Group – It’s Back!
"We're back with a Bang!"
In case you missed it, being tucked away amongst all the other UK SQL Server User...
2011-02-21
651 reads
How to Avoid SQL Server 2008 Lingering Evaluation Installs - Validation Before Applying SP2 (10.0.2531 to 10.0.4000)
We wound up in a nasty situation recently where SP2 could not be applied to an instance of SQL Server. ...
2011-02-21
1,619 reads
SQLSaturday#69 - Update - Schedule Posted! - You Can Still Register
It's just a little less than 2 weeks to SQLSaturday#69 at DeVry University, 1140 Virginia Drive, Ft. Washington, PA 19034...
2011-02-21
877 reads
Testing SSAS Security in Excel
There are many posts available that describe how to test Analysis Services security from inside the development environment.Today I would...
2011-02-21
1,506 reads
Blogs
Experimenting with CHOOSE: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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