Many SQL Server developers and DBAs have, in the past, had their own favourite diagnostic Stored Procedures for investigating blocking issues. But since SQL Server 2005, it's a good idea to use the SQL Profiler for all but the most complex problems. Brad McGehee takes us through the steps...
This article introduces the reader to Powershell. The application that it demonstrates is one that monitors SQL Server Agent to make sure it is running.
The advent of social networking has excited many DBAs, but is that a good thing? Does social networking help or hurt you in your career?
Phil has a nasty surprise when a team of testers turn up to test an n-tier system
Creating KML files for many of the GIS applications such as Google Earth can be an easy and rich part of your business intelligence efforts
Starting the summer 2002, for about a year or so, the team and I embarked on a project to develop business for local utilities giant Hydro Quebec, by developing a web site for the twenty-first International Commission on Large Dams' congress in Montreal, where it was hosted in 2003.
One of the main features of Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (BIP) is its ability to connect to pretty much every major RDBMS on the market. Steve Callan shares the little documented steps of how to establish a connection to SQL Server.
Most SQL Server users drop one object at a time using either SSMS or a single drop statement. In many scenarios we may need to drop several objects of the same type. Is there a way to drop several objects through less lines of code?
This month Steve Jones looks at the problems in the auto industry along with a link to the cars most likely to be caught speeding.
This month Steve Jones looks at the problems in the auto industry along with a link to the cars most likely to be caught speeding.
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In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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