Index Black Ops Part 2 – Page IO Latch, Page Latch
As I mentioned in my TSQL2sDay index summary post, the I am writing a few posts on the information that...
2010-09-16
3,101 reads
StrateSQL
September PASSMN Meeting Next Week
Ever feel like you are all alone? Maybe a little isolated? This month’s PASSMN meeting might bring up these feelings...
2010-09-15
618 reads
Index Black Ops Part 1 – Locks and Blocking
As I mentioned in the my TSQL2sDay index summary post, the next few posts will be on sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats and the...
2010-09-15
1,395 reads
An Index on Indexing #TSQL2sDay
Here we are with another T-SQL Tuesday and time for my entry into the fray. This month we are talking...
2010-09-14
717 reads
SQL Saturday Glory
Have you taken the time to plan a fall get-away for some free SQL Server training? You can do this...
2010-09-08
757 reads
Find Tables and Columns by Data Type
A couple weeks back someone asked me some questions about data types. Apparently, while implementing some financial data, each developer...
2010-08-24
768 reads
Nashville In One Day
This Friday I’ll be traveling to Nashville for SQL Saturday #51. Because I rock, I picked a 5:40 AM flight...
2010-08-17
513 reads
SQL Saturday on a Friday?!?
That’s right! PASSMN is breaking the mold and heading onto new ground. We are making our second annual Friday full-day...
2010-08-16
541 reads
August PASSMN Meeting This Week
It’s that time of the month and that time of the years. Time for another PASSMN meeting. Also, time for...
2010-08-16
426 reads
MSDN Ultimate Subscription Winner
It’s been a busy week and I haven’t been able to put the time in to picking the winner for...
2010-08-07
770 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers