Pride and Security
When an employee has pride in their company, they tend to do a better job, and Steve Jones says that extends to security.
SQL Server does not reclaim space used when inserts fail
SQL Server has an issue when an INSERT fails that includes LOB data, SQL Server allocates space for the insert but does not reclaim the space on the failure therefore taking up more space than necessary. This tip walks you through an example of this issue and ways to resolve it.
Automating Daily Checks with Powershell
Using Powershell to create color coded backup reports for all servers in your environment.
The Connections Launch Event
SQLServerCentral will be hosting a track at the 2012 spring SQL Server Connections conference and we hope to see you there.
Virtualization and the existential angst of the DBA
Tony Davis reflects on the existential angst felt by the DBA separated from his or her hardware.
Administrating SQL Server Reporting Services - Planning, Documenting and Troubleshooting
DBAs are usually charged with the administration of Reporting Services, but are often short on guidance on how to go about such tasks as planning, documenting and troubleshooting those aspects that are specific to the SSRS service. Feodor Georgiev gives some tips, custom SSMS reports, and useful TSQL queries, based on his experience.
People That Get It Done
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. This one follows on from his "are you easy to work with" piece.
Why SHRINKFILE is a very bad thing, and what to do about it.
This article talks about why SHRINKFILE is a very bad thing, and what to do about it if you must shrink a database file.
Building Ranges using T-SQL
We often use excel for any running repetitive calculations since it is a very convenient user friendly interface which allows us to just enter a formula in a cell and simply drag and drop the formulas to generate a complete output.
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...
Forums
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Secure Communications
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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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