Is It Worth Upgrading to SQL Server 2008
New author Nigel Maneffa brings us a look at SQL Server 2008 and its new features, trying to decide if it's worth the upgrade.
The Balance of Resources
Companies have to make choices about what to spend money on, often not using the same priorities as those in IT might choose. Steve Jones talks about some of choices they make and why their decisions might make some sense.
Script Task/Component and Template Information
The Script Task and Script component are often used by people developing SSIS packages because they are easy to use and now because SSIS could be perceived to be more developer friendly they are very powerful. That being said we should no be using them everywhere.
The Balance of Resources
Companies have to make choices about what to spend money on, often not using the same priorities as those in IT might choose. Steve Jones talks about some of choices they make and why their decisions might make some sense.
The Balance of Resources
Companies have to make choices about what to spend money on, often not using the same priorities as those in IT might choose. Steve Jones talks about some of choices they make and why their decisions might make some sense.
Can Users Be Trusted?
Can we trust users to make good decisions about what to install on their devices? Steve Jones says that the Apple iPhone model has some good advantages and it might work well for SQL Server as well.
Getting Started with SQL Server Event Notifications
Learn the basics of Event Notifications from MVP Jonathan Kehayia. This article will show you how to create customized responses to events in SQL Server 2005/2008.
Can Users Be Trusted?
Can we trust users to make good decisions about what to install on their devices? Steve Jones says that the Apple iPhone model has some good advantages and it might work well for SQL Server as well.
Can Users Be Trusted?
Can we trust users to make good decisions about what to install on their devices? Steve Jones says that the Apple iPhone model has some good advantages and it might work well for SQL Server as well.
Can Users Be Trusted?
Can we trust users to make good decisions about what to install on their devices? Steve Jones says that the Apple iPhone model has some good advantages and it might work well for SQL Server as well.
Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers