Service Pack 4
This week Steve Jones asks if Service Pack 4 for SQL Server 2005 is coming out and makes an argument why it should.
Auditing in SQL Server 2008
Auditing is not only used to ensure internal compliance with authorization rules, it is increasingly used to comply with new legal compliance requirements. This article provides a detailed walkthrough for using SQL Server 2008's new inbuilt Audit feature.
SSIS - Single Package Deployment from BIDs
I have read several articles about deploying SSIS packages.Most focus on using the deployment wizard or simply copying the files...
TSQL Challenge 20 - finding repeating digits on Fibonacci sequence numbers
Can you generate repeating digits in a Fibonacci series?
Importing SharePoint ULS and IIS Logs into SQL
Importing data into SQL Server is one of the strengths of the platform. However it can require a bit of work for a DBA to make this an automated process. New author David Jansen brings us a technique for importing Sharepoint and IIS logs into SQL Server for later analysis.
Twas the Night Before Christmas - SQL Style
A guest editorial from Tim Ford updates this Christmas classic for the SQL Server professionals out there.
Introduction to SQL Azure
Learn how to get started working with SQL Azure and migrating SQL Server databases to SQL Azure.
MySpace Using SSDs
Glenn Barry (blog, twitter) posted a note about MySpace using Fusion-IO PCi-E cards to replace hard drives in their systems....
Twas the Night Before Christmas - SQL Style
A guest editorial from Tim Ford updates this Christmas classic for the SQL Server professionals out there.
Blogs
5 Starter Projects for Your AI and Data Engineering Portfolio
Reading tutorials is fine. Shipping something is better. If you are trying to break...
The Book of Redgate: Taking Breaks
By Steve Jones
We work hard at Redgate, though with a good work-life balance. One interesting observation...
Database AI Agents: The Read-Only Rule
By Arun Sirpal
Fourth in a series on Ai and databases. What Read-Only Advisory Actually Means A...
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SQL ART: Who's Blocking Who? Visualising SQL Server Blocking With Spatial Geometry
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Running SQLCMD II
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Question of the Day
Running SQLCMD II
I run this command to start SQLCMD:
sqlcmd -S localhost -E -c "proceed"At the prompt, I type this (the 1> and 2> are prompts):
1> select @@version 2> goWhat happens? See possible answers