Costing Cool Projects
Can you accurately determine the cost or benefit of a new, cool project up front? Steve Jones thinks not, but coming up with new projects can be a way to set yourself apart from others.
24HOP Needs Women!
“Next 24 Hours of PASS on March 15-16 2011, celebrating Women’s History Month with 24 female speakers!”
Thus goes the announcement on...
Getting Started with Maps in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
I noticed a new feature in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services that allows you to render maps in your reports. Can you provide some details on this new feature and can I take advantage of it even though don't have any spatial columns in my data warehouse?
What happens when a query is submitted?
I know, We cant cover life span of query in short. here is my another try to list some high level information...
Early December 2010 Free Training from PASS Virtual Chapters
The Performance, DBA, and B/I Virtual Chapters of PASS are back with free training.
Elections
Steve Jones found a very fascinating way that might keep elections more secure, verifiable, and also more open.
Managing Data in the Cloud
Crunching data or having access to vast amounts of data is crucial for many applications.
The Basics of Troubleshooting
After seeing several cases in the past couple of months where I felt the basics of troubleshooting were violated, I...
How will SSDs change SQL Server storage arrays?
If SSDs are about to make obsolete one of the major driving forces behind the development of SANs (disk latency) then how is the storage array going to change in the near future?
Speed
We are always looking for more speed from our computer systems, but are they getting faster? Steve Jones has a few comments on why this might not be the case.
Blogs
ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
By Brian Kelley
If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
A Fabric solution can be very cost effective
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Are you currently using Microsoft Fabric or considering migrating to it? If so, there...
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
By SQLPals
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
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We Are Eating Our Own Seed Corn
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Before Using AI with Business Data, Read This
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly becoming part of daily business operations, from document analysis...
Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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