SQL Saturday #155 - Lima
SQL Saturday is exploding in South America, and Lima hosts it's event on Sept 22, 2012. Come join fellow data professionals and learn about SQL Server.
SQLskills training goes online worldwide (and free in September!)
SQLskills is recording their knowledge in conjunction with Pluralsight for you to view from the time and place of your choosing. And it's free in September. Read more to find out how you can get access.
Key Word Searches
This article from Todd Fifield shows a Way to avoid the dreaded LIKE operator in your queries and dramatically speed up keyword searches.
The Dream Machine
This Friday Steve Jones has a fun poll. If your new boss told you to spec out a machine, what would you choose?
Practical PowerShell for SQL Server Developers and DBAs – Part 2
Having shown just how useful PowerShell can be for DBAs in executing queries, Michael Sorens now takes us through navigating SQL Server space and finding meta-information - valuable information for anyone looking to be more productive in SQL Server.
SQL Saturday #157 - San Diego
Southern California isn't all beach time. SQL Saturday comes to San Diego on Sept 15, 2012. Join fellow SQL Server pros for a day of learning.
How to save results of a procedure with more than one result set
Sometimes a procedure returns more than 1 result set. The article describes how to save all result sets into new database tables
Privacy
Privacy is a big deal in the digital world, but it's also something companies don't handle well. Steve Jones notes that however things change in the future, the data professional will need to pay more attention to issues in this area.
How to Find Outdated Statistics in SQL Server 2008
How can I find out which statistics are outdated in my SQL Server database?
SQL Saturday #162 - Cambridge, UK
Come to Cambridge in the UK for a free day of training on SQL Server. Steve won't be there, but plenty of other Red Gate'ers will be.
Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
Forums
The New Wave of Security Threats
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There's Too Much to Learn
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How to Calculate Distance Between Coordinates in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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