Incompetent or Malicious
When someone else doesn't do a good job to prove a point, are they incompetent or malicious? Steve Jones comments.
Turn on CHECKSUM after an upgrade
When reloading or attaching a SQL 2000 database to SQL 2005 or 2008, the database objects are upgraded automatically. Some database options don't change, though. PAGE_VERIFY is one of them.
Binary Trees in SQL
A number of hierarchies and networks are most conveniently modelled as binary trees. So what is the best way of representing them in SQL? Joe Celko discards the Nested Set solution in favour of surprisingly efficient solution based on the Binary Heap
Backup Isn't Enough
When is backup not enough? Steve Jones talks about a few things that can cause you issues and a backup can't help you recover from.
Setting All Tempdb Data Files to the Same Size
How to set all tempdb datafiles to same size to meet best practice.
SQLRally
A new event is coming to the East Coast next year that will give people a chance to experience a SQL Server conference at a much lower cost.
Shared Datasets in SQL Server 2008 R2
Shared Datasets are one of the features introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2. This article demonstrates how to implement Shared Datasets as well their use-case scenarios.
ANSI PADDING, Trailing Whitespace, and Variable Character Columns
What does ANSI_PADDING mean and how does it affect my SQL Server database?
Collective Intelligence
Trying to keep up with all the learning going on in the SQL Community can be frustrating. Or is it? Give us your answer in this week's Friday poll.
Extending Hierarchical Data Modeling Demonstrated in SQL
The capability of extending the limits of combining multiple node hierarchical structures has not been fully explored. Michael M. David presents a solution to advanced structure combining that is simple to use, generic and freely extends the way hierarchical structures can be semantically combined to produce advanced new hierarchical data structure mashups that dynamically increase the value of the data.
Blogs
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
PowerShell Newbie – Variables
By gbargsley
This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for...
Forums
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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The New Wave of Security Threats
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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