Lassoing a Cloud
Steve Jones ends a "Week in the Clouds" with a poll asking if you might have changed your mind about using a cloud version of SQL Server.
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.
Blogs
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Back to the on-prem
It’s the second tuesday of the month, which means T-SQL Tuesday time! This month’s...
Forums
Unable to restrict permission
I have 13 restricted views in my EDW DB. 6 of them are created...
Install SQL Scripts via GUI Wizard
Hallo all! My problem is this: I have quite a bunch of TSQL scripts...
Would You Retire Rather Than ...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Would You Retire Rather Than...
Question of the Day
Converting Money
Does this run successfully on a SQL Server 2022, US English default installation?
DECLARE @YenAmount MONEY; SET @YenAmount = ¥1500; SELECT @YenAmount AS RawValue;See possible answers