The New Leader - Database Weekly (Sept 29, 2008)
A new SQL Server system has claimed the top spots in the TPC-E benchmark, but Steve Jones doesn't think it's that impressive.
Advanced XML Processing
Continuing on with his series on XML, Jacob Sebastian looks at some more advanced XML techniques in SQL Server 2005.
Making SSIS Connections Dynamic - SQL School Video
Integration Services is an ETL programming environment that gives you a tremendous number of options. In this video, MVP Brian Knight shows how you can change your connections dynamically.
Profiler - Logging Results to a Table
Profiler is a fantastic tool for SQL Server DBAs to enable them to examine how batches and code is submitted to the server. Expert SQL Server trainer, Andy Warren, brings us a new article that exaamines how you can log that data in another SQL Server table for later analysis.
Prometheus
The myth of Prometheus has some relevance to technology workers. How? Read what Steve Jones thinks.
Check your SQL Server using Windows PowerShell – Part 5
This fifth installment of the “Check your SQL Server using Windows PowerShell” series illustrates how to access SQL Server instance properties and SQL Server configuration details using Windows PowerShell.
Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Read the first page of the linked article and then cast your vote in this Friday's poll.
Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Read the first page of the linked article and then cast your vote in this Friday's poll.
Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Read the first page of the linked article and then cast your vote in this Friday's poll.
The Baker's Dozen: 13 Tips for SQL Server 2008 and SSRS 2008
SQL Server 2008 gets new developer features, and SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services gets a facelift and new architecture that no longer requires Internet Information Services.
Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Generating Migration Script Names
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AI is a big deal in 2026, and at Redgate, we’re experimenting with how...
The Book of Redgate: Get the right stuff done
By Steve Jones
Another of our values: The facing page has this quote: “We admire people who...
Runing tSQLt Tests with Claude
By Ed Elliott
Running tSQLt unit tests is great from Visual Studio but my development workflow...
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The Long Name
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Question of the Day
The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?