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,...
SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Performance Guide
Because Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services query and processing performance tuning is a fairly broad subject, this white paper organizes performance tuning techniques into the following three segments.
Be a Craftsman
Is software engineering dead? Some well respected software developers have stated that, and one says we should be craftsman, not engineers.
Blogs
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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...
Forums
A question about how to store the address in the database
I have an app that has an address field on the customer and the...
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:...
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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