First Impressions
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that examines the first impressions that you create when you meet someone.
Organizational Approaches to Master Data Management
This series of technical articles describes organizational approaches to master data management.
Using and Creating Mount Points in SQL Server
This article talks about the use of mount points on Windows server for SQL Server installations and shows how you can create them.
Resource Governor
If you suffer from runaway queries, if you have several database applications with unpredictable fluctuation in workload, or if you need to ensure that workloads get the memory or CPU they need according to certain priorities, then you need Resource Governer, and you need Roy Ernest's clear explanation of the technology.
License By Core
Microsoft recently announced changes in the licensing for SQL Server 2012 and Steve Jones has a few thoughts on the topic.
Create a Monitoring Server for SQL Server with PowerShell
At some point you are going to need a notification system for a range of events that occur in your servers. Laerte Junior shows how you can even set up temporary or permanent alerts for any WMI events to give you a system that fits your server environment perfectly.
SQL Server Professionals Survey – Win $50 Amazon voucher!
Take part in a simple 5-minute survey for SQL Server Professionals and win one of two $50 Amazon vouchers.
Field Level Auditing using Change Data Capture – Part 2
Second part of two part article on Change Data Capture for field level auditing and marting that data using SSIS for reports. I uploaded the entire Word document that includes the images.
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Creating JSON II
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
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