New features in SQL Server 2008 justify migration
New features such as the FILESTREAM data type and Policy-Based Management offer clear performance enhancements that may make the decision to migrate to SQL 2008 a no-brainer.
What's my (fully qualified domain) name?
Fully qualified domain name that is. One of the little gotchas I encountered when rewriting my database mirroring automation scripts in powershell was that there is no simple way to get the SQL Server's fully qualified domain name. I didn't want to...
When was the last time your SQL Server database was restored
Often times we are asked the question "when was the last time my database was restored, and where was it restored from?" In this tip, we will look at some of the system tables that capture restore history information and how you can query these system tables to answer this question.
Becoming a Google Earth
Continuing on with a "Week in the Clouds", today Steve Jones discusses some of the challenges of cloud computing.
Using the Script Component With Multiple Outputs
This article demonstrates the use of the SSIS Script Component to create multiple outputs from unconventional data files.
.NET Basics for the Database Developer: Take the Plunge
This short introduction to .NET shows Access and SQL Server developers how to use a development tool to create connections to data and a user interface to manipulate that data.
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
Poll: Weekly survey: does size really matter - or is it what you do with it?
Join in this week's poll from SQL Skills. Let us know how your databases are laid out.
Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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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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