Simple Metadata
Tagging has become a new hot action for many people on the Internet, especially in the Web 2.0 social networking world. Steve Jones comes to a revelation about tagging and metadata.
Learning Priorities
Steve Jones talks a bit about the value of learning for DBAs and other IT professionals.
Learning Priorities
Steve Jones talks a bit about the value of learning for DBAs and other IT professionals.
Learning Priorities
Steve Jones talks a bit about the value of learning for DBAs and other IT professionals.
SQL Server 2008 Sparse Columns Identifying Columns For Conversion
SQL Server 2008 has introduced a new way to store data for columns that contain excessive NULL values called Sparse Columns. What this means is that when you declare a column as Sparse and any time a NULL value is entered in the column it will not use any space. Is there a way to identify what columns would make a good candidate for this without having to analyze each column individually?
SQL Server virtualization pros and cons
Virtualizing SQL Server has pros and cons. Learn the performance impacts of virtualization on SQL Server I/O, RAM and memory to decide if it is a fit for your SQL Server system.
SQLSaturday #10 - Tampa 2009
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Simple Metadata
Tagging has become a new hot action for many people on the Internet, especially in the Web 2.0 social networking world. Steve Jones comes to a revelation about tagging and metadata.
Simple Metadata
Tagging has become a new hot action for many people on the Internet, especially in the Web 2.0 social networking world. Steve Jones comes to a revelation about tagging and metadata.
Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
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A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
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the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
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How to Calculate Distance Between Coordinates in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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