What 5 things should SQL Server get rid of?
Paul Randal (Blog|Twitter) recently kicked off this meme by listing the 5 things he thinks SQL Server should get rid of....
2010-05-20
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Using PATINDEX to Split Column Data
A colleague of mine received an Excel file that he needed to load into a table for future lookup values....
2010-05-20
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New SQL Standard Article
A new article for the SQL Standard is now available. You can find the article here. The article is by...
2010-05-20
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PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 3: Providers, PSDrive
Providers What are Providers? Providers in PowerShell are a hierarchical namespace way flattening out an infrastructure to make it accessible and traverse-able just like a directory structure hard drive....
2010-05-20
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PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 3: Providers, PSDrive
Providers
What are Providers? Providers in PowerShell are a hierarchical namespace way flattening out an infrastructure to make it accessible and...
2010-05-20
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PowerShell Week at SQL University – Post 3
Providers
What are Providers? Providers in PowerShell are a hierarchical namespace way flattening out an infrastructure to make it accessible and...
2010-05-20
811 reads
SQL Server MasterClass – London
Further to my post on May 18th regarding the above event – I have been able to secure a further £50...
2010-05-20
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Daily SQL Server 2008 New Feature – Day 11
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-05-20
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2010-05-20
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Preparing for SQLSaturday #49
We’re still in the early stages so the pace is comfortably slow. We’ve got about 30 sessions in already (plenty...
2010-05-20
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Blogs
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting...
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 6 – Managing Changesets Over Time
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A Limited Startup
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A Limited Startup
I add this parameter to SQL Server 2025 in the Configuration Manager:
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