Evergreen SQL Server
Microsoft talks about evergreen SQL, where you never need to patch your database.
2025-04-28 (first published: 2019-07-24)
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Editorials
Is SQL Server Feature Complete?
Steve asks the question about whether you think SQL Server is feature complete today.
2025-04-28
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Life Moves Pretty Fast
Driving my soon-to-be granddaughter to school today (my son is getting married and will adopt the young lady), we saw a dead armadillo, a turtle in the road (rescued it) and an escaped cow (left it alone). THEN... old soon-to-be granddad had forgotten lunch, so had to deliver that back at the school (cow must […]
2025-04-26
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50 Years of Microsoft
Steve looks back at his history with Microsoft and asks what your memories are of using their products.
2025-04-25
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2025-04-23
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2025-04-21
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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.
2025-04-18 (first published: 2019-06-13)
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Database First or Application First
Today Steve is wondering how you approach coordinating application and database changes. Share which one you deploy first.
2025-04-16
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How Much AI Code Would You Use?
Today Steve asks the question of how much of your code could be written by GenAI.
2025-04-14
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Two Events, Two Worlds: A Week in the Life of a Technologist
Last week, I had the chance to speak at two very different events, and the contrast between them really stuck with me. The first was all a traditional vendor conference- enterprise-level, built around a well-established product with over 40 years of vendor-driven development. Think polished sponsor tables, polished shoes, and more than a few suits […]
2025-04-12
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Blogs
Updating SSMS is Easy (w/ v21)
By Steve Jones
I’ve been using the SSMS preview for v21. This is the next evolution of...
Master SQL Server Query Tuning in Just Two Days! Online Live Training – June 17 – 18, 2025
I’m excited to announce that on June 17 – 18, 2025, I’ll be running...
How To Restore Change Data Capture – CDC Tables When Restoring a SQL Server Database
By Tim Radney
I have recently had the privilege of working with multiple clients who have been...
Forums
importing from PowerQuery... but with multiple powerqueries
I finally got the PowerQuery source to "show" in SSIS (so I can see...
Third party backup softwares
Hi Team, Can you someone suggest a few good third part backup tools, with...
2022 SSIS PackageFormatVersion?
Recently I upgraded my ssis package from 2016 to 2022, but package format version...
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The Monitor Server
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