SQL Server R2 in Luxembourg
On Nov 16, 2008, the Luxembourg SQL Server User Group will hold a SQL Server 2008 R2 event in conjunction with Microsoft.
Getting Started with Extended Events in SQL Server 2008
In a previous tip, we did an overview of Extended Events and the different components that make up Extended Events. Now that you know what Extended Events offers, how do you use it to help troubleshoot performance issues? In this tip we take a step by step look at how to implement and use Extended Events.
Live Monitoring
You can get a look into how SQLServerCentral handles the load of it's database servers with a new tool, and release of reports.
Setting SQL Server Default Locations
How to set the default locations for backups, data files, and log files in SQL Server.
November 2010 Version of SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries
Apparently, when I posted this a few days ago, the Windows Live Writer plug-in that I used mangled the T-SQL...
SQL Saturday #61 - DC
A free day of training in Reston, VA, just outside Washington DC. Come join Andy Leonard, Allen White and others for some SQL Server learning.
SQL Server Statistics: Problems and Solutions
SQL Server Statistics assist the query optimiser to calculate the best way of running the query. Holger describes every common way that things can go wrong with statistics, and how to put matters right.
Automated Driving
Could we ever have computers automating our cars and handling the driving for us? Steve Jones doesn't think so, despite some ongoing projects.
Creating Dynamic Outputs in SSIS to an SQL Database
This article shows how you can dynamically split data based on transaction type to its own destination table using Integration Services.
Live Blogging from the PASS Summit
Tim Mitchell is the SQLServerCentral correspondent at the 2010 PASS Summit.
Blogs
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Back to the on-prem
It’s the second tuesday of the month, which means T-SQL Tuesday time! This month’s...
Forums
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
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Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
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Secure Communications
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Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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