The March 2009 Car Update
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.
Using OpenRowSet - SQL School Video
This SQL School video from MVP Andy Warren shows you how to use the OpenRowSet command to access data stored outside of SQL Server.
How to Identify Blocking Problems with SQL Profiler
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...
Monitoring SQL Server Agent with Powershell
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.
Are We Wasting Too Much Time Social Networking?
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?
The Visit of the Recovery Testers.
Phil has a nasty surprise when a team of testers turn up to test an n-tier system
Using FOR XML clause to generate KML
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
Combining SQL Server & Flash Technologies - Floor Plan example
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.
Connecting Oracle BI Publisher to SQL Server
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.
Dropping multiple objects with a single DROP statement
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?
Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
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Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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