Virtual Security
As more and more companies move to virtualized servers, security should be on their minds. Steve Jones talks about that changes that you should consider.
SQL Saturday #93 - Toronto
Come get a free day of SQL Server training in Toronto on Sept 17, 2011 at SQL Saturday #93. The event takes place at Humber College in Toronto.
A Flock of SQL Servers
Do you want to integrate Twitter with your database server? Steve Jones asks the question this week.
SQL Server Restore Tutorial
What good is a backup if you do not know to restore the backup? In this tutorial you will look at what restore options are available and which options are only accessible using T-SQL commands.
PASS Data Architecture Virtual Chapter presents Data Warehouse Architecture
On Thursday August 18th, John Racer will discuss some common architects and practices for Data Warehouses.
The Pencil Analogy
Today we have a guest editorial from Brad Wallace that is an attempt to answer the question 'Why is database engineering so expensive?'
When Did Merge Replication Subscribers Last Sync?
The article presents an automated process to see when remote servers last synced to publisher and send notification reminders.
SQL Server Index Maintenance Performance Tuning for Large Tables
If you think about it carefully, you’ll realise, that index maintenance is necessary and that it makes sense, and that SQL Server is not doing this task automatically according to the book.
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
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...
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Vectors in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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