Going Naked
Steve Jones talks about the value of software maintenance and how you should view their value.
2008-07-19
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Articles
Going Naked
Steve Jones talks about the value of software maintenance and how you should view their value.
2008-07-19
52 reads
Bookmark Lookups
Building high performance applications with SQL Server can be a challenge if you do not understand how the query processor works and how the server uses indexes. SQL Server expert Randy Dyess brings a look at how bookmark lookups are used when satisfying a query and how this can impact the performance of your query.
2008-07-18 (first published: 2005-05-30)
38,937 reads
Return Query Text Along With sp_who2 Using SQL 2000
This is a follow up to the article "Return Query Text Along With sp_who2 Using Dynamic Management Views".
2008-07-18
8,261 reads
Avoid Untrusted Constraints in SQL Server
Some time ago, I loaded a large set of data into one my tables. To speed up the load, I disabled the FOREIGN KEY and CHECK constraints on the table and then re-enabled them after the load was complete. I am now finding that some of the loaded data was referentially invalid. What happened?
2008-07-18
3,000 reads
Migrating from Business Objects Crystal Reports to SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
This document assists Crystal Report designers with migrating to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services using a step-by-step migration strategy.
2008-07-18
3,526 reads
The Database Weekly Update for July 21, 2008
In this update from the past week Steve Jones looks at leaks in encrypted disks and Web 2.0 development.
2008-07-18
223 reads
The Database Weekly Update for July 21, 2008
In this update from the past week Steve Jones looks at leaks in encrypted disks and Web 2.0 development.
2008-07-18
212 reads
The Database Weekly Update for July 21, 2008
In this update from the past week Steve Jones looks at leaks in encrypted disks and Web 2.0 development.
2008-07-18
442 reads
SSAS Database Backup
Longtime SQL Server author Dinesh Asanka brings us a new article on backing up an Analysis Services database.
2008-07-17
15,547 reads
Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
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In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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