Article of the Week – Sanjay Mirsha (Data Compression)
Data Compression was introduced in SQL Server 2008. This feature helps compress data inside the database, thus potentially reducing the...
2009-11-10
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PASS Summit 2009 – Overall Event
I thought that we got a great Summit from PASS in 2009. This week I’ll be looking back at some...
2009-11-10
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And the Winner is........
DB Audit Challenge #1
And the Winner is….
First, I want to thank everyone that participated in the DB Audit Challenge, and...
2009-11-10
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SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries
Here is an updated version of my diagnostic information queries for SQL Server 2005. You can get the SQL Server...
2009-11-09
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Closing Out PASS Summit 2009
I was up early again on Friday morning to have breakfast with Patrick Leblanc (SQLLunch man), and then off to...
2009-11-09
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More Thoughts on Stress
I’m trying to pay more attention to things that cause me stress and how I deal with the stress. It’s...
2009-11-09
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Looking Back - PASS Summit 2009 Day 1
I intended to blog daily while at the PASS Summit last week. At least that's what I told myself I...
2009-11-09
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Performance Tuning OLAP Reports
Reports that use an Analysis Services cube as a data source can often have performance problems during pre-execution. Before you...
2009-11-09
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The Nook
Barnes and Noble recently announced their new e-book reader, the Nook. It looks pretty cool, and in some ways I...
2009-11-09
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New Job with Pragmatic Works
Well if you attended PASS, you already know that I am changing jobs. I recently accepted a position with Pragmatic...
2009-11-09
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
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...
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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