Cloud Hacking
Steve Jones thinks that security will be one of the biggest impediments to the adoption of cloud computing might be the security issues and hacking targets it provides.
Rebuild SQL Server Master Databases in Less than 5 Minutes
How to rebuild your master database quickly and safely.
31 Days of SSIS – Importing Execution Plans (30/31)
31 Days of SSIS
Almost time to wrap up the 31 Days of SSIS. We are down to just two more...
Database Mirroring Performance Monitoring
Many people deploy performance monitoring solutions in a "one-size-fits-all" manner. That is, they tend to build a solution that can be easily deployed to multiple servers and capture basic information from each server. The trouble is that not every server is identical, not even within the same shop. For example, not every server may have database mirroring deployed, which means your performance monitoring solution may be missing some critical pieces of information with regards to monitoring database mirroring.
My Thoughts on the Intel Sandy Bridge Chipset Recall
I awoke this morning to see a number of stories breaking about the Intel Sandy Bridge H67/P67 Chipset Recall. I...
SQL Saturday #65 - Vancouver
SQL Saturday goes international on Feb 26, 2011. If you can attend, be sure you stop by.
Hybrid Hires
Will you be a hybrid worker in your next job? Steve Jones notes that many of the new jobs that will be created in the future might involve hybrids.
31 Days of SSIS – Exporting Execution Plans (29/31)
31 Days of SSIS
A day late for the twenty-ninth post of the 31 Days of SSIS, but it is still...
Get Started with Chart Development in Reporting Services 2008
With Reporting Services 2008, it is now much easier to produce charts from data in SQL Server, and the variety of charts seems almost limitless. All you need to get started is a quick step-by-step guide that tells you the basics and gets you past the stage of creating the first chart. Well, here it is.
Powershell to Automate SQL Compare
A question came up on the SQL Server Central Forums, how could you use Red Gate SQL Compare to automate...
Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
Forums
AI Experience Gap that we keep talking about
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Squared Values
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I Don't Want To Do XX
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Question of the Day
Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers