It's Your Ship
I saw this book ( It's Your Ship ) in a Barnes and Noble and the title and cover attracted me. So I picked it up and read the back, thought it was interesting, and later grabbed it for the Kindle.
SQL Server security settings using the Surface Area Configuration tool (SAC)
Are any tools available to secure SQL Server independent of the logins and users that I have in place? Do I need to manage SQL Server on each machine or can I do so from a single application?
Celebrating A Million
SQLServerCentral crossed the 1 million member mark yesterday and we have a few things in mind for a celebration.
Celebration
Steve Jones reminisces a bit and comments on reaching one million members in the community.
Configuring Replication for Partitioned Tables Using T-SQL
New author Michelle Ufford brings us an article that shows how you can replicate those partitioned tables in your environment.
Using the Timestamp Data Type - SQL School Video
The timestamp data type is a unique data type in SQL Server. Brian Knight shows how it can be used in your tables.
Notes from SQLSaturday #10 in Tampa
SQLSaturday #10 was held January 24, 2008 in Tampa at the Kforce Building. Attendance was about 175, down slightly from the year before. Overall the event turned out well; 36 sessions, everyone got fed, no major logistical challenges.
SQL Server Interview Questions for a Network Administrator
We are looking to grow our team and we are interested in finding out what a reasonable set of questions would be for Network Administrator candidates that also state that they can support SQL Server. Do you have any suggestions?
The Oscars
As Steve Jones heads off for holiday, he asks a Friday poll question that should distract you from work for a few minutes.
The Oscars
As Steve Jones heads off for holiday, he asks a Friday poll question that should distract you from work for a few minutes.
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers