Back to basics: Optimizing SQL Server indexes
When created and maintained correctly, indexes help SQL Server retrieve data quickly. See how to ensure your SQL Server environment is running up to speed.
Breaking ownership chaining within a schema in SQL Server
I have several objects, all in the same schema. Because of this, ownership chaining is working, as described in this previous tip. However, I don't want ownership chaining to be on, but I need the objects to remain in the same schema. How can I do this?
How Much Should You Post Online About Your Life?
I’ve touched on it some in the past, but it’s a question that comes up a lot when we discuss...
Protection Close To Home
For the Friday Poll this week, Steve Jones is wondering what type of data protection you use at home for your information. Especially those all important family photos.
Protection Close To Home
For the Friday Poll this week, Steve Jones is wondering what type of data protection you use at home for your information. Especially those all important family photos.
Protection Close To Home
For the Friday Poll this week, Steve Jones is wondering what type of data protection you use at home for your information. Especially those all important family photos.
There is no excuse
I read Jack Corbett's blog entry,No Training Budget Still No Excuse, last week and thought it was excellent. In fact,...
New Databases
There are new types of databases being deployed in the world. Steve Jones says that DBAs need to be aware of the changing technologies.
I/O I/O - It's why my server's slow.....Examing I\O Statistics
I/O I/O - It's why my server's slow.....
Often I've been curious about ways to measure the performance of SQL Server, and...
Database Mirroring Using T-SQL
Part three of this series illustrates how to use a T-SQL script to create database mirroring between a principal and mirrored server.
Blogs
Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM
By Steve Jones
I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your...
Overview of Claude AI Models: Which One to Choose?
By Arun Sirpal
For those entering the AI space whether professionally or personally I wanted to give...
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
Forums
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item T-SQL in SQL Server 2025:...
Spring Connections and Learning at PASS On Tour
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Spring Connections and Learning at...
Question of the Day
Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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