Early October Free Training from PASS VCs
More Free Training is coming to a computer near you from the AppDev, BI, and DBA Virtual Chapters of PASS.
Restore from LiteSpeed
Learn how to restore a LiteSpeed backup on a server without the software in 2 Simple Steps.
Auditing with Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 - Part 3
Part 3 of the series on using MAP 5.0 looks at Software Usage Tracker audit mecanism, as well as migrating and uninstalling the MAP database.
Downtime
How does someone handle downtime in a small business? Steve Jones has some thoughts today based on a question sent in recently.
Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in...
Working with the INSERT statement in SQL Server
The INSERT statement in SQL Server is versatile. It now allows the insertion of multiple rows of literal values. It also provides the output clause that solves a number of common problems such as ascertaining the value of identity fields, and other calculated fields in tables, or for auditing the rows that are added to tables. Robert, once again, gives a clear introduction.
Add Styles to Your Reporting Services Reports
Reporting Services provides a robust reporting platform that rivals many other products. New author Adam Aspin stars a series on how you can dress up your reports and maintain good development practices.
Differences
Today Steve Jones wraps up this week of editorial topics looking at women's issues with his own views on men and women in the workplace.
Event Notifications in SQL Server for Tracking Changes
As a DBA, we often need a way to track what events are occurring (changes that are being made) on SQL Server or at the database level. So what is a way to track these changes without much impact on SQL Server performance?
Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
Forums
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Question of the Day
Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers