2008-04-09
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Articles
The Social Mesh
Steve Jones talks about some research from Dr. Cross, a professor from his alma mater, into social networks and how work gets done in a company.
2008-04-09
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Top Queries in SQL Server 2005
This article illustrates how to query dynamic management views to find the TOP queries based on average CPU and average I/O.
2008-04-09
6,335 reads
Inside The Question of the Day
A note from the editor on our very popular Question of the Day. Learn what it is, how it works, and what you can do to improve it.
2008-04-08
2,607 reads
SSIS – Transfer SQL Server Objects Debugged
A new SSIS developer finds a problem with the Transfer SQL Server Objects task. Join new author Stephen LaPlante as he digs through and discovers a bug in this task.
2008-04-08 (first published: 2007-04-26)
9,964 reads
Virtualization for Database Development
The trials and tribulations of our first attempt using Virtual Servers
2008-04-08
7,656 reads
How to Share Data Between Stored Procedures
Different ways of passing sets of data between stored procedures.
2008-04-08
7,906 reads
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
2008-04-08
30 reads
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
2008-04-08
38 reads
The Feature Debate
Is SQL Server keeping up with MySQL or is it the other way around. Steve Jones comments on a few of the differences in the platforms.
2008-04-08
43 reads
Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
Forums
query to track time spent on individual tasks in SSIS
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SQL Server Transactional Replication from Always On Availability Groups to Azure SQL Database
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Hidden Heroes
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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