The Appearance of the Flat File Wizard.
After many barren years, Phil Factor is pleased to see the first signs of Spring in SSMS.
2017-12-04
92 reads
Editorial
A Christmas Bug
A bug in American Airlines scheduling could impact travelers, but certainly will impact their bottom line.
2017-12-04
102 reads
Not Useless Features
There are some useless features in SQL Server, but Steve Jones wants to know which ones aren't and need investment.
2023-11-01 (first published: 2017-12-01)
327 reads
Certifying Schools
Schools don't necessarily teach people how to code, but they could do a better job.
2017-11-30
95 reads
2017-11-29
189 reads
We Need DevOps for Performance
CosmosDB has ways to tune performance based on throttle metrics. We probably need some DevOps style feedback and adjustment for relational systems.
2017-11-28
70 reads
Practice Until You Don't Get It Wrong
We will all make mistakes, but practice can help reduce the errors we cause.
2025-11-03 (first published: 2017-11-27)
302 reads
A well-earned break from the database
Databases, like sheep, get get into some surprising scrapes. However, as long as you've planned for all the common mishaps, your conscience should be clear to take a well-earned holiday.
2017-11-27
75 reads
2017-11-24
75 reads
2017-11-23
48 reads
Blogs
Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026 Report is out
By Brian Kelley
Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing are two areas of emerging technology that receive most...
How I Troubleshoot a Slow SQL Server Live
No two SQL Server environments are alike. A fix that resolves a performance issue...
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Invitation: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
My T-SQL Tuesday #201 invitation. Do temp tables help performance or hurt it? I...
Forums
Test topic for spam filtering
A new thread for testing the spam filter. Adding a link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather
Removing production permissions when restoring database to non-prod
Hello experts, An application team has asked us to modify a SQL Agent job....
Advanced T-SQL: Replacing Slow Cursors with Window Functions
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