Self Describing Databases
Today Steve Jones gives his vision of the database in the future. He hopes that databases contain more information about not only their objects, but their needs, like backups and maintenance.
SQL Saturday #188 - Lisbon
Join us for SQL Saturday #188, a free SQL Server training event in Lisbon, Portugal. This event also has pre-conference paid workshops.
SQL Server Central Webinar Series #22 – What counts for a DBA (Wednesday, March 13 2013 5:00pm - 6:00pm GMT)
In this session, Louis Davidson, Microsoft MVP, will discuss how being observant of the environment you work in can help you make sure that you are aware of the health of your database systems, as well as your career.
SQL Server Statistics Questions We Were Too Shy to Ask
If you need to optimise SQL Server performance, it pays to understand SQL Server Statistics. Grant Fritchey answers some frequently-asked questions about SQL Server Statistics: the ones we somehow feel silly asking in public, and think twice about doing so.
Cloud Services. Waiting for the 'paint to dry'?
Despite recent 'outages', The canny CIO will make use of the obvious advantages of public cloud services where it risks neither security or availability. Adoption of the Cloud services and platforms is going to be most effective where the Cloud’s advantages of rapid scalability can be harnessed.
Dynamically Download FTP Files Using SSDT
Dynamically initialise FTP connection using expressions and retrieve files stored in multiple FTP directories using SQL Server Data Tools
SQL Saturday #204 - Detroit
Join of for a free day of SQL Server training and networking in Detroit on March 16th.
Who Built This Thing?
Do the people that build SQL Server really work with it? Steve Jones shares a short story from a recent trip to the Pacific Northwest. This editorial was originally published on May 20, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation.
Database Deployment: The Bits - Versioning
Although databases have no inherent way of recording their version numbers, SQL Server provides the means of doing so, and much more besides. This is a great advantage to anyone faced with the task of deploying databases without errors.
SQL Bits XI
The popular UK conference heads to Nottingham from May 2-4, 2013. Both Grant Fritchey and Steve Jones will be speaking, along with lots of talented SQL Server professionals. Register today.
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Breaking Rules in Rome
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Forums
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Why Your Index Isn't Being Used? - Reading Execution Plans to Find the Real Culprit
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Distance Metric Algorithms
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Question of the Day
Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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