Comparing Table Variables with Temporary Tables

This articles brings a comparison of temporary tables with table variables from SQL Server author, Wayne Sheffield. In includes an in-depth look at the differences between them.

Interns

Today we have an editorial from Aug 8, 2007 that is being republished as Steve is on holiday. This piece looks at interns and how it's a good idea for finding new employees.

Handling Deadlocks in SQL Server

In this excerpt from his book Troubleshooting SQL Server: A Guide for the Accidental DBA, Jonathan Kehayias provides a guide to identifying the causes, reacting to, and ultimately preventing the dreaded deadlock.

Learn in the Margins

It can be very hard to find time to learn new skills and get better at your job. Today Steve Jones talks about finding a little time in the margins of your life.

Re-compilation and Its effects on Performance

How recompilation does significantly affect on the execution time of SQL query and plummet or degrade the performance?

Securing the Tabular BI Semantic Model

This paper introduces the security model for tabular BI semantic models in SQL Server 2012. You will learn how to create roles, implement dynamic security, configure impersonation settings, manage roles, and choose a method for connecting to models that works in your network security context.

The Platform as Code

Today Steve Jones talks about the need to understand code to be a good administrator. Our systems are more complex and we cannot manage multiple systems by clicking on buttons in an interface.

When did this DB property Change?

Learn an easy way to determine if and when a database property has changed in any of your databases.

SQL Server 2012 Integration Services - Package and Project Configurations

Marcin Policht examines SSIS 2012 package and project configurations, which offer different ways of modifying values of variables and parameters without having to directly edit content of the packages and projects of which they are a part.

SQLServerCentral.com Users Survey 2012

We want to make sure we're covering the things that are relevant to you, so we're asking for some feedback on what you use on SSC, where we need to improve, and what you'd like to see.

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