Placing a Value on Data
What's your stolen data worth? It might be worth investigating, as Steve Jones suggests. Then you'll know how much you should be spending to protect it.
Building an API
Is it better to build an API into your code and allow someone to "plug in" or provide them with source code? Steve Jones thinks the former is better and gives you a few reasons why.
Gain Space Using XML data type
This article is an attempt to explain the application of new XML support in SQL Server 2005 for efficient data storage and performance.
SQL Server Logs - SQL School Video
Did you know that SQL Server maintains a great set of text logs about events on the server? MVP Andy Warren shows you how to get information out of the error logs in this SQL School video.
Active August posts
I've started a blog to write down and track my personal goals:
The Goal Keeping DBA
Since Active August is part of reaching my goal...
Attribute Discretization: Using the “Clusters” Method
Join BI Architect Bill Pearson as he leads hands-on practice with the “Clusters” discretization method in Analysis Services. In this article we continue to explore attribute discretization, as a part of an extended examination of the dimensional model lying at the heart of the integrated Microsoft Business Intelligence solution.
Building an API
Is it better to build an API into your code and allow someone to "plug in" or provide them with source code? Steve Jones thinks the former is better and gives you a few reasons why.
Building an API
Is it better to build an API into your code and allow someone to "plug in" or provide them with source code? Steve Jones thinks the former is better and gives you a few reasons why.
Building an API
Is it better to build an API into your code and allow someone to "plug in" or provide them with source code? Steve Jones thinks the former is better and gives you a few reasons why.
Looking for Good (and Bad) SQL Server Blogs
I was asked to do an hour presentation during the 24 Hours of PASS, which takes place on Sept 2,...
Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
Forums
Vectors in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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