A forum for questions related to SQL Server 2019
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Questions related to managing a SQL Server v15 instance. Post your configuration, installation, upgrade, security, and DBA type questions here.
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Questions related to writing code, T-SQL issues, and any other development/deployment issues with SQL Server v15.
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3,191 posts
Questions about SQL Server 2017
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15,860 posts
Questions about managing a SQL Server 2017 instance from a DBA perspective. Anything instance related, security for logins, changing settings, monitoring, etc.
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6,258 posts
Any questions related to T-SQL or other development (R, Python) in SQL Server 2017
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9,602 posts
Questions about SQL Server 2016 specific features.
6,541 topics
35,053 posts
Questions about installation, upgrades, configuration, or administration of SQL Server 2016 specific features.
3,853 topics
16,829 posts
Questions about programming in T-SQL or other languages for SQL Server 2016. Including performance related code questions.
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48,000 posts
Questions for DBAs about administering, installing, upgrading, and configuring SQL Server 2014.
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26,453 posts
Questions about specific SQL Server 2014 code. T-SQL, CLR, etc., including performance questions.
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21,547 posts
Questions and discussions about cloud computing with databases.
563 topics
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Questions about developing applications using SQL Azure.
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571 posts
Questions about administering the SQL Azure databases.
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Questions about design, strategy, and ideas for computing off premises.
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Questions about administering and scaling CosmosDB, as well as any of the API issues.
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Questions about Azure Data Lake, programming, scaling, sizing, etc.
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Questions about creating, building, training, and deploying models.
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Ideas, suggestions and discussion on SQL v11 known as SQL Server 2012
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T-SQL items specific to SQL Server 2012 development, including performance related T-SQL questions.
5,127 topics
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General questions and comments relating to SQL Server Reporting Services.
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Issues relating to the administration of the Reporting Services add in.
627 topics
2,163 posts
Questions and issues with building reports and development with SSRS.
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6,337 posts
Questions specific to SSRS 2008
757 topics
2,174 posts
Questions involved with writing reports for SSRS 2008
2,908 topics
9,175 posts
Questions about developing against SSRS 2012 or administering an instance of SSRS 2012.
562 topics
1,740 posts
Questions about SSRS 2014
151 topics
565 posts
Questions specific to Reporting Services in SQL Server 2016
199 topics
774 posts
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Questions and comments on using CLR Intregration and .NET assemblies inside SQL Server 2005.
527 topics
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Questions and issues using any of the management object frameworks in SQL Server.
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Question on service broker, across any version.
114 topics
459 posts
Questions about programming with Powershell, all versions.
601 topics
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Questions about these items:
unit testing
functional testing
Stress testing
Load testing
Environmental testing
Maintenance testing
Strategies
Data Rollbacks and Data consistency
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Questions about Team Foundation Server, Data Dude, DBPro or other Microsoft development team products.
35 topics
86 posts
Questions about using SSDT for development work.
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499 posts
Questions about development, CI, CD, deployment, and anything else to do with the migration of your code from development to production.
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22 posts
Questions on using R in SQL Server 2016+. Put both administration/configuration questions as well as development questions here.
5 topics
14 posts
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Issues, questions, ideas, and problems using SQL Server Integration Services for warehousing.
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Design strategies, problems, and ideas for building a data warehouse.
559 topics
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Questions and discussions about Performance Point Server or services.
48 topics
122 posts
Questions and discussions on data mining.
59 topics
225 posts
Questions about installing, configuring, or using PowerPivot.
89 topics
243 posts
Questions about using R to analyze data, within or outside of, SQL Server.
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Questions and discussions about using Machine Learning Algorithms to analyze data in Azure, Python, or other languages
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21 posts
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Thoughts, questions, comments and disaster recovery plans, procedures, and experiences.
158 topics
744 posts
Questions about your design, or how to best build a schema.
648 topics
4,681 posts
Notes, comments, questions on relational theory and database design.
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927 posts
Discussions about SQL Server hardware and sizing your servers.
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499 posts
Issues and questions about virtualization of SQL Server across all versions.
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159 posts
Questions about how to design and implement security and auditing that are not version specific.
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379,275 posts
General questions, comments, or notes about SQL Server 2008.
34,690 topics
197,821 posts
Questions or comments on the new T-SQL changes in SQL Server 2008.
10,973 topics
81,980 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.
366 topics
1,959 posts
Issues, comments, notes about the July CTP
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13 posts
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Questions on clustering, mirroring, or log shipping for SQL Server 2008
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12,585 posts
Questions about maintaining, configuring, or upgrading an instance to SQL Server 2008./
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39,224 posts
Questions about data corruption in SQL Server 2008/R2
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1,355 posts
Questions about tuning and performance issues in SQL Server 2008.
697 topics
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A place where organizers of events can discuss topics related to their efforts to run events.
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A forum for thoughts, suggestions, comments, critiques, and ideas for supporting and building our data platform community.
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This is the place for discussions that are generally off topic but probably of interest to SQL professionals anyway:-)
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A place where you can discuss concerns, information, and strategies for working in today's world.
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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.
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Editorials from the Daily Newsletter
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Site announcements and news.
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Issues, comments, notes about the website.
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Please post any ideas for the SQLServerCentral.com site that you would like to see.
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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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Forum for testing new features.
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A series of articles that are worth writing here on the site to fill holes.
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For the DBA
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Questions about backups, restores, and transaction logs in SQL Server 2005.
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Potential data corruption issues, checkdb problems, etc.
651 topics
4,531 posts
Yukon for Developers.
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26,128 posts
Questions and comments about configuring, connecting to and troubleshooting SQL Server 2005 to Oracle databases.
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2,020 posts
Questions and tips about using SQL Mobile/Compact Edition.
197 topics
692 posts
Anything about SQL Server 2005.
12,772 topics
63,450 posts
Questions about security, logins, schema, users, etc. in SQL Server 2005.
2,218 topics
9,950 posts
Questions about design, ideas, and other strategies that you might use with SQL Server 2005.
1,113 topics
6,951 posts
Topics about SQL Server 2005 Replication issues.
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8,771 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
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Discussions about Integration Services, the replacement for DTS.
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Questions about T-SQL in SQL Server 2005.
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Questions and problems administering all versions of SQL Server.
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85,765 posts
Discussion on SQL Server Backups.
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12,496 posts
Potential data corruption issues, checkdb problems, etc.
293 topics
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38,674 posts
Anything that is about collation, codepage, sort order, comparison, etc.
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Discuss clustering, scalability and other enterprise topics.
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2,732 posts
Questions and comments about configuring, connecting to and troubleshooting SQL Server 7 or 2000 to Oracle databases.
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Ready for a good debate on DBA or developer topics.
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Beginner questions, comments and topics.
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Talk about experiences, problems and setup of SQL Server service packs.
430 topics
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All types of discussions on SQL Server CE
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Discussions about scaling and performance tuning SQL and SQL Server.
2,760 topics
15,764 posts
Replication issues and questions for SQL Server 7 and 2000.
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9,479 posts
Issues and experiences for US companies that are working on compliance with the Sarabannes-Oxley act.
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306 posts
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Setup, troubleshooting, and optimizing SQL Server Agent.
851 topics
3,419 posts
Forums that talk about working with other platforms and SQL Server, either with Linked Servers, data ETL operations, or something else.
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Issues with MySQL and SQL Server
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Issues with Oracle (all versions) and SQL Server
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comments and questions about working with SQL Server and PostgreSQL
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Questions about DB2 and SQL Server
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Questions about Sharepoint related issues.
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Any questions on older versions.
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Any questions on older versions.
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Find out how to prepare for the MCDBA and MCSE tests and do they really benefit you.
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Opinions and questions about interactions with employees and employers. Remember this is a public forum.
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3,144 posts
discussions about events relating to SQL Server.
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360 posts
Looking for a SQL Server professional?
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Copy-and-paste your resume into this forum or talk about the database job market as a whole.
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A place to post abstracts and sessions for critique or comment.
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For retired DBAs and SQL Server professionals.
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Discuss the question of the day sent in the newsletter.
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Discuss the SQL Server Security Skills test at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/testcenter
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Discussion of SQL Server related issues in Microsoft Access. We'll try to help with the rest, but we're SQL dudes here!
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Discussions about software products and books.
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Issues with administering Notification Services
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Child category to move discussions to a grandchild and off the front page.
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Ideas, suggestions and discussions on future versions and directions.
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Suggestions, comments, and discussion on SQL v12
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