Simple way to export SQL Server data to Text Files
With the combination of a few T-SQL commands this tip shows you a simple way to export data to text files.
Just Keep Going and Going and Going
The upgrade treadmill might hit you in ways that you didn't expect.
Using the Aggregate Transform - SQL School Video
MVP Brian Knight brings us some details on the Aggregate transformation in Integration Services.
Are Your SQL Server Application Queries Wasting Memory
I am running an application that issues queries directly to the database from within its source code. I've noticed that the database server will get low on available memory and that CPU activity is higher than I'd like. What could be the problem?
Data Vices
Steve Jones asks about what you might change about yourself at work for this Friday's poll.
Data Vices
Steve Jones asks about what you might change about yourself at work for this Friday's poll.
Data Vices
Steve Jones asks about what you might change about yourself at work for this Friday's poll.
The Energizer Bunny
Energizer, one of the world's leading battery manufacturers, is looking to have Microsoft host much of their infrastructure.
Just Keep Going and Going and Going
The upgrade treadmill might hit you in ways that you didn't expect.
Just Keep Going and Going and Going
The upgrade treadmill might hit you in ways that you didn't expect.
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