Intersect, Except, Union, All and Any
Longtime author and expert DBA David Poole examines a few T-SQL commands that he has never used. Learn how some of these little used T-SQL items function and see if they work for you.
Window Functions in SQL Server: Part 2 - The Frame
Fabiano Amorim continues his introduction to SQL Server's implementation of the window functions by giving a history of what got implemented and when, and explaining the concept of the 'Frame' in a window function, with plenty of examples.
Display Complex Hierarchical Data with Server-Side Pagination
This article presents an approach to perform server-side pagination and display complex hierarchical data in Reporting Services.
GOTO and T-SQL
Today we have a guest editorial from Phil Factor as Steve is on vacation. This piece looks at the complaints against GOTO and whether they are valid.
Backing Up a SQL Server Database Directly Onto a Remote Server
Recently I encountered a situation where the backup drive was short of space on the production server. The policy on the production server was that as soon as soon as the Full Backup is complete, a copy of the production backup is transferred to the staging server using RoboCopy
Red Gate Software announces DBA in Space competition winner
Find out who has been announced as the winner of Red Gate Software's DBA in Space competition.
Your Boss Is Your Customer
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy talks about the relationship with your boss, and how you ought to view them as your customer.
Successfully execute an INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE against a Database Snapshot
Not too long ago an ISV that developed solutions using SQL Server as the RDBMS, asked me how they could query a database as at a point in time. This was a relatively easy answer, thanks to the Database Snapshot feature. I was however surprised at the next question “Can we update the database snapshot?”
Managing Data Dictionaries in DW and DSS Database Applications
Second in the series of tools & techniques to help manage aspects Of Enterprise BI implementation.
Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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