Scaling Out
Steve Jones likes Service Broker as a scale out technology, but it hasn't caught on. He thinks more people should take a look at this technology and implement it in places where it fits well.
SQL Server Integration Services - Delay Validation
Using delay validation the designer can control the response of default behaviour of package validation which happens at design time and also at run time.
Come to see the SQL Server 2012 Launch at DevConnections
On Mar 26-29 in Las Vegas, the DevConnections conference is hosting a launch of SQL Server 2012. Come to the conference and learn more at the SQLServerCentral track.
How to use RunAs command for SSMS if option does not exist
In order to use your normal Windows login and your admin login to connect to SQL Server using SSMS you need to use the "Run as" feature. What do you do in the case of Windows 7 or Windows Vista where you can’t find the Run As Different User option?
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Basics of XML and SQL Server, Part 1: Streaming XML
This article demonstrates how to generate an XML stream from SQL Server using the 'FOR XML PATH' statement, and how to explore that XML stream interactively using an XSL transformation.
Data Gravity
Does data have gravity? Will the law affect how applications are built and deployed? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
Three Attack Vectors in SQL Server 2005
This article outlines three different tried and tested methods of obtaining access to databases in SQL Server 2005 where no database-level administrative access exists.
SQL Server 2012 - The Virtual Launch Event
Microsoft has scheduled a virtual launch event for SQL Server 2012 on Mar 7. Register now to learn about the next version of SQL Server.
Large table cleanup with minimal locks
How do you delete millions of rows with minimal impact to the business? This article gives you a way to accomplish the removal of old data.
Blogs
Accept the no and move on
By Brian Kelley
Here is a short emotional intelligence (EI) post for today, courtesy of Seth Godin....
Don’t Fight with AI
By Steve Jones
I was recently trying to handle a simple task with a few AI tools...
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Forums
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Work with On-Premises...
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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