Survey: what is the highest wait on your system?
SQL Server guru Paul Randal is conducting a short survey on wait states. Add your vote to the tally.
Worldwide Online TechDay/2010
Organized by Microsoft Brazilian Technical Community and relying on renowned international speakers, Worldwide Online TechDay/2010 promises to be the biggest technological online event ever seen. Oct 30, 2010
Protect the Excel files generated by SSIS package-Part I
It is not only the data within the database that requires protection but any report generated using SQL Server needs to be protected before being mailed
The Growth of Professional Development
Steve Jones talks about the more formal effort that it seems many people are placing to grow their careers.
SQL Rally: One Day on Query Performance Tuning
The SQLRally, a new PASS initiative taking place in the spring, is going to be a community driven event. This...
SQL Server Email Alerts Notifications
This article details a creating a more flexible and user friendly email alerts system.
Vote for my precon workshop for PASS SQLRally
I’m one of the 3 lucky guys whose submitted precon workshop for the developer category
for PASS SQLRally is in the...
Vote For The SQLRally Pre-Con Seminars
Do you know a real-life Pointy Haired Boss? Maybe you don’t work for him, but I bet you’ve met one.
In...
You know you want it! - SQLRally Precon Voting
For those of you who have seen our team present, we always do our best to make it really informative,...
The Hybrid
Steve Jones talks about SQL Server Connections, the conference that might be the place to be for hybrid IT workers.
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item GPX distance and time analysis...
The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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