Anonymous Research
Anonymizing data is hard, and Steve Jones talks about some of the problems with trying. Is this something we should be more concerned about this with our corporate data?
SQL Server 2012 Active/Active Cluster in Hyper-V
Learn how to create a SQL Server 2012 Active/Active cluster in Hyper-V using an iSCSI SAN
Upgrading Your Career
Certification is on Steve Jones' mind this week after quite a few training opportunities have popped up lately.
How to Document and Configure SQL Server Instance Settings
There are around seventy SQL Server instance settings, and a DBA needs to be aware of the effect that many of them have. Brad McGehee explains them in enough detail to help with most common configuration problems, and suggests some best practices.
Behemoths of the server room: An interview with Glenn Berry
At the last PASS summit, we cornered SQL Server MVP Glenn Berry, and found out his views on the impact of virtualization, solid state disks and SAN administrators on the life of a DBA, and what led him to write a book all about SQL Server Hardware.
Encryption in Production
This Friday Steve Jones wants to know if you are using encryption in your production system and if so, how is it working? Can you handle DR situations?
Relational Databases and Solid State Memory: An Opportunity Squandered?
The relational model was devised long before computer hardware was able to deliver an RDBMS that could deliver a fully normalized database with no performance deficit. Now, with reliable SSDs falling in price, we can reap the benefits, instead of getting distracted by NOSQL with its doubtful compromise of 'eventual consistency'.
API Changes
Steve Jones comments on predictions that we will see new types of APIs coming in the future, especially data APIs.
Query accounts, domain groups, and members who have admin membership.
This script leverages master.sys.server_principals and xp_logininfo to return accounts, domain groups, and members in a SQL Server admin fixed role.
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...
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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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