100 Years Ago, What Would You Be?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren asking what you might have done if you lived in the past.
An Example of Test-Driven Development
Developing a database can be an trying experience, and it's ways good to see how someone else builds a design. In this new article, MVP Andy Leonard shows us how to build a database using test-driven development for a weather database.
How to Import, Browse And Export Master Data Services' Data
Learn how to import data to Master Data Services (MDS) using Master Data Manager Portal UI to enter data manually or how to automate the import process by staging data into three different MDS staging tables.
SQL Server Connectivity Survey from Microsoft
A survey is available from the connectivity team at Microsoft that deals with ADO, ODBC, JDBC and more. Take the survey and help determine what is important for SQL Server.
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.
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Forums
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployment Level 3 – Rehearsing Changesets Across Environments
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
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Question of the Day
QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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