Cloud Patches
The cloud changes the way that we can administer and deploy changes to our systems. Steve Jones highlights an interesting idea, and hopes we get similar techniques applied to databases in the cloud.
Managing Transaction Logs
A great article that should answer all your questions about the transaction log from MVP Gail Shaw. A must read for all DBAs.
The XML Methods in SQL Server
The XML Data type has definite uses, but the way of interrogating, retrieving, and manipulating the values of properties and attributes within XML have been so foreign to the SQL language as to be somewhat of a barrier to their use. Fortunately, Robert Sheldon has once more managed to make the subject accessible to those of us who just need to get the job done.
Day Zero with PowerShell
Learn how to get setup with PowerShell and SQLPSX from MVP Aaron Nelson, one of the experts teaching us how to use Powershell for SQL Server.
SharePoint - Subversive?
A reflective editorial on how SharePoints and other collaborative work spaces are getting used.
SQL Server in Luxembourg
The SQL Server Luxembourg User Group will be holding its first major event of 2012 on Tuesday 17th January, starting at 4:30pm. The venue will be Microsoft's offices at Cloche d'Or.
Voluntary Constraint?
In which Phil Factor argues that Domain Constraints are a fundamental part of the relational database. If he had to sacrifice a feature of relational databases, it wouldn’t be domain constraints.
Querying SQL Server Agent Job Information
Is there an easy/automated way to get information on SQL Server Agent jobs instead of connecting to each server and manually getting the information through the SSMS GUI?
A Simple way of Automating Scripts
Deploying changes to your environments can be challenging, especially when you have multiple script files. Sadequl Hussain brings us a technique that works well and handles mutliple files.
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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