Questions about SQL Server 2017
1,653 topics
10,579 posts
Questions about managing a SQL Server 2017 instance from a DBA perspective. Anything instance related, security for logins, changing settings, monitoring, etc.
786 topics
3,966 posts
Any questions related to T-SQL or other development (R, Python) in SQL Server 2017
867 topics
6,613 posts
Questions about SQL Server 2016 specific features.
5,370 topics
27,783 posts
Questions about installation, upgrades, configuration, or administration of SQL Server 2016 specific features.
3,228 topics
13,491 posts
Questions about programming in T-SQL or other languages for SQL Server 2016. Including performance related code questions.
2,142 topics
14,292 posts
8,129 topics
44,682 posts
Questions for DBAs about administering, installing, upgrading, and configuring SQL Server 2014.
5,216 topics
24,943 posts
Questions about specific SQL Server 2014 code. T-SQL, CLR, etc., including performance questions.
2,913 topics
19,739 posts
16,020 topics
87,064 posts
Ideas, suggestions and discussion on SQL v11 known as SQL Server 2012
11,040 topics
50,014 posts
T-SQL items specific to SQL Server 2012 development, including performance related T-SQL questions.
4,980 topics
37,050 posts
A forum for questions related to SQL Server v14.
66 topics
253 posts
Questions related to managing a SQL Server v15 instance. Post your configuration, installation, upgrade, security, and DBA type questions here.
48 topics
150 posts
Questions related to writing code, T-SQL issues, and any other development/deployment issues with SQL Server v15.
18 topics
103 posts
62,122 topics
378,169 posts
General questions, comments, or notes about SQL Server 2008.
34,601 topics
197,216 posts
Questions or comments on the new T-SQL changes in SQL Server 2008.
10,951 topics
81,769 posts
Questions, comments, general issues with the CTP.
4 topics
16 posts
Questions and comments about configuring, connecting to and troubleshooting SQL Server 2008 to Oracle databases.
361 topics
1,943 posts
Issues, comments, notes about the July CTP
2 topics
13 posts
5,196 topics
35,199 posts
851 topics
4,810 posts
Questions on clustering, mirroring, or log shipping for SQL Server 2008
2,342 topics
12,562 posts
Questions about maintaining, configuring, or upgrading an instance to SQL Server 2008./
6,911 topics
39,155 posts
Questions about data corruption in SQL Server 2008/R2
216 topics
1,352 posts
Questions about tuning and performance issues in SQL Server 2008.
687 topics
4,134 posts
Questions and discussions about cloud computing with databases.
476 topics
1,699 posts
Questions about developing applications using SQL Azure.
139 topics
504 posts
Questions about administering the SQL Azure databases.
210 topics
845 posts
56 topics
169 posts
Questions about design, strategy, and ideas for computing off premises.
57 topics
139 posts
Questions about administering and scaling CosmosDB, as well as any of the API issues.
3 topics
5 posts
Questions about Azure Data Lake, programming, scaling, sizing, etc.
4 topics
21 posts
Questions about creating, building, training, and deploying models.
2 topics
7 posts
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9 posts
15,981 topics
53,315 posts
General questions and comments relating to SQL Server Reporting Services.
8,899 topics
30,641 posts
Issues relating to the administration of the Reporting Services add in.
626 topics
2,160 posts
Questions and issues with building reports and development with SSRS.
1,930 topics
6,305 posts
Questions specific to SSRS 2008
753 topics
2,160 posts
Questions involved with writing reports for SSRS 2008
2,904 topics
9,164 posts
Questions about developing against SSRS 2012 or administering an instance of SSRS 2012.
552 topics
1,691 posts
Questions about SSRS 2014
144 topics
523 posts
Questions specific to Reporting Services in SQL Server 2016
173 topics
671 posts
8,688 topics
39,393 posts
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4,263 posts
4,887 topics
22,825 posts
Questions and comments on using CLR Intregration and .NET assemblies inside SQL Server 2005.
524 topics
3,284 posts
Questions and issues using any of the management object frameworks in SQL Server.
369 topics
1,417 posts
960 topics
3,801 posts
Question on service broker, across any version.
114 topics
458 posts
Questions about programming with Powershell, all versions.
558 topics
2,781 posts
Questions about these items:
unit testing
functional testing
Stress testing
Load testing
Environmental testing
Maintenance testing
Strategies
Data Rollbacks and Data consistency
31 topics
118 posts
Questions about Team Foundation Server, Data Dude, DBPro or other Microsoft development team products.
35 topics
84 posts
Questions about using SSDT for development work.
100 topics
325 posts
Questions about development, CI, CD, deployment, and anything else to do with the migration of your code from development to production.
10 topics
23 posts
Questions on using R in SQL Server 2016+. Put both administration/configuration questions as well as development questions here.
5 topics
14 posts
14,452 topics
59,566 posts
Issues, questions, ideas, and problems using SQL Server Integration Services for warehousing.
5,467 topics
24,520 posts
Design strategies, problems, and ideas for building a data warehouse.
541 topics
2,865 posts
3,723 topics
12,234 posts
4,521 topics
19,340 posts
Questions and discussions about Performance Point Server or services.
49 topics
123 posts
Questions and discussions on data mining.
57 topics
219 posts
Questions about installing, configuring, or using PowerPivot.
87 topics
233 posts
Questions about using R to analyze data, within or outside of, SQL Server.
2 topics
13 posts
Questions and discussions about using Machine Learning Algorithms to analyze data in Azure, Python, or other languages
5 topics
19 posts
1,009 topics
6,941 posts
Thoughts, questions, comments and disaster recovery plans, procedures, and experiences.
152 topics
718 posts
Questions about your design, or how to best build a schema.
641 topics
4,634 posts
Notes, comments, questions on relational theory and database design.
66 topics
919 posts
Discussions about SQL Server hardware and sizing your servers.
105 topics
484 posts
Issues and questions about virtualization of SQL Server across all versions.
39 topics
160 posts
Questions about how to design and implement security and auditing that are not version specific.
6 topics
26 posts
7,825 topics
204,694 posts
This is the place for discussions that are generally off topic but probably of interest to SQL professionals anyway:-)
1,855 topics
108,400 posts
From time to time we host contests just to add a little excitement to the sometimes mundane task of professional development. If you've got a question or a problem about a contest, this is the place to post. To make sure that nothing is posted that would compromise the contest for other readers this is a moderated forum.
17 topics
130 posts
Editorials from the Daily Newsletter
4,113 topics
86,065 posts
Site announcements and news.
87 topics
676 posts
Issues, comments, notes about the website.
602 topics
3,540 posts
Please post any ideas for the SQLServerCentral.com site that you would like to see.
869 topics
4,383 posts
Post notes here about tag problems or additional tags that need to be added to content. Include the content URL and tags you think it should have (or not have)
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Any issues, comments, criticisms, or ideas for new shows, please let us know!
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88 posts
Forum for testing new features.
42 topics
171 posts
A series of articles that are worth writing here on the site to fill holes.
207 topics
1,193 posts
88,642 topics
498,803 posts
For the DBA
25,262 topics
146,668 posts
Questions about backups, restores, and transaction logs in SQL Server 2005.
3,399 topics
22,590 posts
5,033 topics
20,196 posts
Potential data corruption issues, checkdb problems, etc.
652 topics
4,530 posts
Yukon for Developers.
4,581 topics
26,116 posts
Questions and comments about configuring, connecting to and troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 to Oracle databases.
348 topics
2,020 posts
Questions and tips about using SQL Mobile/Compact Edition.
197 topics
692 posts
Anything about SQL Server 2005.
12,770 topics
63,435 posts
Questions about security, logins, schema, users, etc. in SQL Server 2005.
2,218 topics
9,949 posts
Questions about design, ideas, and other strategies that you might use with SQL Server 2005.
1,111 topics
6,944 posts
Topics about SQL Server 2005 Replication issues.
2,328 topics
8,769 posts
Questions and issues with SQL Server Express.
915 topics
4,100 posts
Questions about tuning and performance issues in SQL Server 2005.
3,465 topics
26,350 posts
Discussions about Integration Services, the replacement for DTS.
10,783 topics
49,931 posts
Questions about T-SQL in SQL Server 2005.
12,723 topics
88,517 posts
2,857 topics
17,996 posts
58,332 topics
310,026 posts
Questions and problems administering all versions of SQL Server.
17,335 topics
85,746 posts
Discussion on SQL Server Backups.
2,417 topics
12,495 posts
Potential data corruption issues, checkdb problems, etc.
295 topics
1,936 posts
8,166 topics
38,624 posts
Anything that is about collation, codepage, sort order, comparison, etc.
98 topics
432 posts
Discuss clustering, scalability and other enterprise topics.
616 topics
2,732 posts
Questions and comments about configuring, connecting to and troubleshooting SQL Server 7 or 2000 to Oracle databases.
60 topics
262 posts
1,426 topics
6,991 posts
Ready for a good debate on DBA or developer topics.
402 topics
2,369 posts
Beginner questions, comments and topics.
3,036 topics
16,062 posts
Talk about experiences, problems and setup of SQL Server service packs.
430 topics
1,678 posts
All types of discussions on SQL Server CE
92 topics
234 posts
Discussions about scaling and performance tuning SQL and SQL Server.
2,757 topics
15,732 posts
Replication issues and questions for SQL Server 7 and 2000.
2,701 topics
9,477 posts
Issues and experiences for US companies that are working on compliance with the Sarabannes-Oxley act.
49 topics
302 posts
17,602 topics
111,544 posts
Setup, troubleshooting, and optimizing SQL Server Agent.
850 topics
3,410 posts
Forums that talk about working with other platforms and SQL Server, either with Linked Servers, data ETL operations, or something else.
24 topics
65 posts
Issues with MySQL and SQL Server
6 topics
13 posts
Issues with Oracle (all versions) and SQL Server
9 topics
35 posts
comments and questions about working with SQL Server and PostgreSQL
2 topics
4 posts
Questions about DB2 and SQL Server
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Questions about Sharepoint related issues.
7 topics
13 posts
Any questions on older versions.
44 topics
195 posts
Any questions on older versions.
44 topics
195 posts
2,097 topics
12,551 posts
Find out how to prepare for the MCDBA and MCSE tests and do they really benefit you.
809 topics
6,208 posts
Opinions and questions about interactions with employees and employers. Remember this is a public forum.
308 topics
3,134 posts
discussions about events relating to SQL Server.
51 topics
351 posts
Looking for a SQL Server professional?
631 topics
1,306 posts
Copy-and-paste your resume into this forum or talk about the database job market as a whole.
251 topics
1,165 posts
A place to post abstracts and sessions for critique or comment.
43 topics
354 posts
For retired DBAs and SQL Server professionals.
4 topics
33 posts
448 topics
2,132 posts
Discuss the question of the day sent in the newsletter.
327 topics
1,657 posts
Discuss the SQL Server Security Skills test at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/testcenter
121 topics
475 posts
1,385 topics
7,802 posts
Discussion of SQL Server related issues in Microsoft Access. We'll try to help with the rest, but we're SQL dudes here!
1,385 topics
7,802 posts
Discussions about software products and books.
79 topics
272 posts
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1,565 topics
6,298 posts
Issues with administering Notification Services
1,565 topics
6,298 posts
14,063 topics
156,153 posts
Child category to move discussions to a grandchild and off the front page.
14,063 topics
156,153 posts
Ideas, suggestions and discussions on future versions and directions.
11 topics
42 posts
Suggestions, comments, and discussion on SQL v12
11 topics
42 posts