Data Types in SQL Server 2008
Don Schlichting compares and contrasts the various SQL Server 2008 Data Types. In addition, he explores which Data Types are the best solutions for specific situations.
Versioning Over Time
How do you handle the tracking of changes across time in a database? Not auditing, but the actual structural and schema changes. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with rapidly changing versions.
Versioning Over Time
How do you handle the tracking of changes across time in a database? Not auditing, but the actual structural and schema changes. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with rapidly changing versions.
Versioning Over Time
How do you handle the tracking of changes across time in a database? Not auditing, but the actual structural and schema changes. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with rapidly changing versions.
How To Avoid Msg 106
When you have too many tables in a view, what can you do? New author Henrik Staun Poulsen brings us a solution that we
Writing a Basic MDX Query Pt.1 - SQL School Video
MDX is the query language for multidimensional queries, usually against SSAS cubes. Brian Knight introduces us to the basics of MDX in this video.
Alone Time
Working in a distributed team can be challenging, but working in an office can be just as difficult. Steve Jones talks a bit about time management today.
Alone Time
Working in a distributed team can be challenging, but working in an office can be just as difficult. Steve Jones talks a bit about time management today.
Alone Time
Working in a distributed team can be challenging, but working in an office can be just as difficult. Steve Jones talks a bit about time management today.
Scheduling Jobs in SQL Server Express - Part 2
In my previous article Scheduling Jobs in SQL Server Express we saw how to make simple job scheduling in SQL Server 2005 Express work. We limited the scheduling to one time or daily repeats. Sometimes this isn't enough. In this article we'll take a look at how to make a scheduling solution based on Service Broker worthy of the SQL Server Agent itself.
Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
Forums
Query compile/runtime issue
I have a plan which in sys.query_store_plan shows: Last_compile_start_time of 2026-04-23 00:13:00.7670000 +00:00 Last_execution_time...
Hiring: Financial SQL Systems Administrator
Fisher Phillips is looking for a Financial Systems Administrator to help support and improve our financial...
Job Opening for ERP Systems Administrator - Hybrid
Employee owned company, been around for over 50 years. Hybrid opportunity, looking folks in Pacific...
Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document II
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamNameCity YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960If I run this code, what document(s) is/are returned?
SELECT json_objectagg( n.city : n.TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams n;See possible answers