We Are Not a Meritocracy
Today Steve Jones reminds us that talent and technical skills are not necessarily enough to advance your career and that you ought to remember to work on other types of skills that you may want to improve.
Do IF statements cause recompiles?
I heard this one over at SSC a while back. “Avoid IF statements in stored procedures as they result in...
Upgrading Data Tier Applications in SQL Server 2008 R2
Changes are inevitable and like many other things in life your application will change over time. The question is how to upgrade an already deployed Data Tier Application to a newer version; what are the different methods available for upgrade and what considerations should you take?
SQLServerCentral Webinar Series #6: Gathering and Interpreting Server Metrics including SQL Monitor
In this webinar, MVP and noted author, Grant Fritchey shows you how to better keep track of what is happening on your instances by gathering information on performance from SQL Monitor and then using that to interpret the impact on your databases. Dec 14, 2010.
The Low End
Today Steve Jones talks about those products we consider "low-end." Products like Access or VB. Are they a problem for us?
Can You Dig It? – Parallelism in the Plan Cache
Sharon PruittIn the lead in to this post, I talked about how the plan cache can...
Monitor User Connections in SQL Server
This article explores the causes and remedies for applications failing due to too many open connections to SQL Server.
How Do You Work When You are Not at Work?
Things have evolved since the days of essential pagers and landline connections. Or have they? Brad ponders how the nature of remote working is evolving, and invites you help others learn from your experiences.
iPads for Christmas
A contest from Red Gate and Steve Jones could get you a copy of SQL Monitor and an iPad for Christmas. Steve Jones talks about how you can enter, and perhaps win an iPad for yourself this holiday season.
TSQL Challenge 45 - Evaluate mathematical expressions presented using
This challenge involves evaluating mathematical expressions presented using Roman Numerals and return the result of each expression.
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Question of the Day
Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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