Smart Teaching
Do computers help us learn quicker? Do we need to in today's wired world? Steve Jones talks a little about learning in today's editorial
Smart Teaching
Do computers help us learn quicker? Do we need to in today's wired world? Steve Jones talks a little about learning in today's editorial
SQL inner and outer joins: Basics for getting started
Learn the basics to create a SQL inner join and SQL outer join. Get examples on how to use them for a customized result set querying more than one table.
The Set-Based Limit
An interesting post from Linchi Shea inspires Steve Jones to comment on procedural v set-based programming.
The Set-Based Limit
An interesting post from Linchi Shea inspires Steve Jones to comment on procedural v set-based programming.
The Set-Based Limit
An interesting post from Linchi Shea inspires Steve Jones to comment on procedural v set-based programming.
DAC - What to Execute when Connected?
SQL Server Issues? Connect with Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC), then what? Execute this stored procedure to get some understanding on what is going on in the SQL server.
The Best Computer
Hollywood does a great job of showing off technology that might be possible someday. This Friday Steve Jones wonders what amazing computer you'd like to have.
Simple Column Chart for Analysis Services Data
This article focuses upon Column charts, and extends the examination of Reporting Services charts for Analysis Services data sources that we began in Introducing Reporting Services Charts for Analysis Services.
System Data Collection Reports
This article describes how to install the components that make up the Management Data Warehouse (MDW)
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
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March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
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On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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