A New Beginning
The end of another year has an early Friday poll this week from Steve Jones. What are you looking to do in 2010?
A New Beginning
The end of another year has an early Friday poll this week from Steve Jones. What are you looking to do in 2010?
A New Beginning
The end of another year has an early Friday poll this week from Steve Jones. What are you looking to do in 2010?
Connection strings for SQL Server 2008
A set of different connection strings for using with different providers for SQL Server.
Fun With DBCC FREEPROCCACHE
Nearly anytime you see the command DBCC FREEPROCCACHE mentioned in a blog post, magazine article or book, you get some...
The Year in Review - 2009
Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.
Using T-SQL to Transform XML Data to a Relational Format
More and more data is being stored or transmitted in an XML format. New author Nasir Mirza brings us an article that examines how to transform a number of XML structures into different relational formats for storage in SQL Server.
Running a Small User Group - Getting Quality Speakers
Midlands PASS is a small user group. We average about 15 people coming to meetings, which is good for Columbia,...
The SQL of Scrabble and Rapping
In which Phil decides to use a table consisting of all the common words in English to explore ways of cheating at Scrabble and writing doggerel using SQL Server. He then issues a SQL challenge.
The Year in Review - 2009
Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.
Blogs
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
Tip: Expanding a SQL statement
In all recent versions of the database you can call DBMS_UTILITY.EXPAND_SQL_TEXT to get the...
AI Helps Me with My Sloppiness
By Steve Jones
I type fairly well. Well, I type fast, but I do wear out a...
Forums
From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
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Independence Day 2026
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Question of the Day
Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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