The Woes of Cloud Computing
Steve Jones talks about the problems you might face when moving to cloud computing and the fact that you ought to be prepared to move at some point.
Bookmarks in SQL Server Indexes: Stairway to SQL Server Indexes Level 6
A nonclustered index entry consists of search key columns, included columns, and the bookmark. The bookmark value will be either a RID or the clustered index's key, depending upon whether the table is a heap or a clustered index. Choosing the best clustered index for a table requires that you follow three guidelines to ensure that the index key will make a good bookmark.
It’s Good to Eat Alone
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the choice of eating with someone else, or alone and the benefits of each.
Down the Rabbit Hole – A Study in PowerShell Pipelines, Functions, and Parameters
For an experienced programmer to learn a new language can be a journey quite like Alice's in wonderland. Paradoxes, unexpected twists, blind tangents, bafflements and nice surprises. Michael Sorens comes to the rescue of anyone learning PowerShell with an explanation of how to use PowerShell functions.
Jobs for Data Scientists
Steve Jones talks about data science and the growing number of jobs that are available in this field.
Speeding Up Database Access Part 3 - Fixing Missing Indexes
Learn how to add those indexes you need in part 3 of Matt Perdeck's 8 part series on improving data access. This is based on the book ASP.NET Site Performance Secrets.
SQLServerCentral.com Best Practices Clinic: Part 5
In this article, Brad McGehee takes a brief look at four resource intensive queries that are running on the SQL Server instance that runs the SQLServerCentral.com website. Don't miss out on the competition in this article.
A Cast of Thousands
In a guest editorial, Rodney Landrum offers a light-hearted guide to role of each member of the cast in a typical SQL code deployment.
Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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