Speeding up Data Access Part 1 - Missing Indexes
In the first part of this series, learn how to pinpoint missing indexes in your databases.
Being an extremely productive DBA
In order to gain better support for learning and training opportunities, the DBA needs to prove a direct link to productivity and results, in words and numbers the CEO will understand.
Database Size Survey
Help us collect some data on the sizes and counts of databases in your environment. Take a few minutes and answer this survey.
How Many Times Will This Happen?
This editorial was originally published on Jun 6, 2006. Steve is traveling in the UK this week and we are reprinting a few pieces. Today Steve talks about encryption on laptops.
JSON.SQL: A CLR-resident JSON serializer/deserializer for SQL Server
One CLR function and four CLR procedures for the import/export of JSON data to and from SQL Server are presented, with supporting performance metrics.
Migrating SQL Server Databases – The DBA’s Checklist (Part 1)
It is a fact of life: SQL Server databases change homes. They move from one instance to another, from one version to the next, from old servers to new ones. They move around as an organisation’s data grows, applications are enhanced or new versions of the database software are released.
SQL Saturday #80 - Wheeling. WV
Come get a free day of SQL Server training in Wheeling on Jul 23, 2011.
Outsourced = Laid Off?
This editorial was originally published on May 3, 2006. Steve is traveling in the UK this week and we are reprinting older pieces. This one looks at offshoring.
Yet Another SQL Strategy for Versioned Data
There is a popular design for a database that requires a built-in audit-trail of amendments and additions, where data is never deleted, but superseded by a later version. Whilst this is conceptually simple, it has always made reporting the latest version of data complicated. Alex Kuznetsov joins the debate on the best way of doing this with an example using an indexed view and the filtered index.
DRI or No DRI?
This editorial was originally published on Feb 19, 2006. We are reprinting pieces this week as Steve is traveling in the UK.
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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