Moving Day
When you upgrade to a new server, there's more than just making sure that everything is ready to move, but do you clean house? Do you ever go back and ensure you're not moving things that you don't need?
Moving Day
When you upgrade to a new server, there's more than just making sure that everything is ready to move, but do you clean house? Do you ever go back and ensure you're not moving things that you don't need?
Moving Day
When you upgrade to a new server, there's more than just making sure that everything is ready to move, but do you clean house? Do you ever go back and ensure you're not moving things that you don't need?
Recursion with SQL Server 2008 within the Financial World
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Securing Reporting Services Data Sources
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SQL Server Agent Jobs – Displaying Status in an Application
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The SQL Connections conference will be held this November in Las Vegas and Steve Jones is attending. See what he's interested in viewing at the event.
Accommodating Null Values in SQL Server
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
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...
Forums
Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
When the schema of an object is changed, SQL Server wipes out the previous...
SSRS Is Dead. Here Are Your Real Options
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The Distance Metric
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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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