Upgrading Your OS
Windows 7 support is ending, but Microsoft doesn't have a good plan for home users. Steve notes that the OS upgrade treadmill ought to come to an end soon.
2019-06-13
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Microsoft
Microsoft’s Windows XP Finally Dead: Last Embedded Version Reaches EOL
Microsoft this week ended support for the very last Windows XP-based operating system, essentially marking the end of the platform and an era. Being one of the longest living...
2019-04-11
Introduction to Microsoft R Services in SQL Server 2016
General introduction to R Services in SQL Server 2016 and how R server works with external stored procedure.
2019-01-25 (first published: 2016-09-15)
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Survey: What are your plans to upgrade SQL Server?
The Microsoft SQL Server product group are evaluating how to better assist with your SQL Server upgrades. With the upcoming SQL Server 2005 extended support deadline fast approaching, they want to understand how to help you migrate to a modern, supported version of SQL Server, and how to provide support and upgrades in future.
2015-07-17
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Helping MS Help Us
The Microsoft Connect system allows many of us to submit feedback, but is Microsoft doing anything with it? Join us and place your vote on some items and try to influence Microsoft.
2013-05-29
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Blogs
Daily Coping 28 Jun 2022
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
Creating a Database Audit Specification can create new users & schemas in the background
I love database audits. They are simple, easy to use, effective, not overly resource...
Alert Filtering in SQL Monitor
By Steve Jones
SQL Monitor has improved a lot over the last couple of years. We have...
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How to make += in updates.
I am trying to update a field , which is defined as an INT....
Blue Question Mark on Remote SSMS
I am really starting to regret upgrading to SQL2019. I had to install SQL2017...
Left JOIN Help Revisited
Hello Community, I just received excellent support from a member on this forum called...
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