Connection Strings 101
This article introduces connection strings and suggests using MDAC to easily write efficient connection strings for those new to SQL Integration.
Call in the Experts
Today we have an editorial from Feb 1, 2006 that is being reprinted as Steve Jones is on vacation. Steve talks about the need to call in a friend to check on the performance of the SQLServerCentral servers.
FREE! SQL Scripts Manager – a Christmas gift from Red Gate
Red Gate has released SQL Scripts Manager, a free tool containing over 25 scripts written by SQL Server experts, to help you automate common troubleshooting, diagnostic, and maintenance tasks.
Queries for SSC Community Participation
Bill Nicolich uses T-SQL to look at the community participation of people at SQLServerCentral.
Linqpad and Autocompletion
I have mentioned before about doing development for StreamInsight in Linqpad. I have it installed on two separate PCs and I have enabled autocompletion on only one of them. Whilst both versions are an excellent tool, the one with autocompletion enabled is so much easier to use. After enabling autocompletion you can see I now get parameter listing
Relational Types.
As I try to drag my team (sometimes with resistance, sometimes with pleasure) into the world of relational principles, I...
Calling Out Bad Advice
Today we have a guest editorial from Tim Mitchell that asks how we should handle bad advice given on the Internet.
Fun with SQL Server Profiler trace files and PowerShell
Running Profiler traces against multiple servers becomes a painful process when it’s time to collate and filter all that data. It would be time-consuming, frustrating and messy if Laerte hadn’t written this handy PowerShell script (complete with examples) to help you out.
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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Question of the Day
Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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