Compare Dates
The following article shows how to compare dates in an iterative manner for a particular set of records in a single query
SQL Server Management Studio customized startup options
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is now the primary tool that we all use to manage SQL Server. Whenever I open up SSMS I always go through the same steps to connect to a server and open certain query files. Are there any shortcuts or alternative ways of starting SSMS?
Data Trust
How much do you trust companies with your data? Steve Jones finds a couple new web sites that offer great services, but is it worth the price?
Data Trust
How much do you trust companies with your data? Steve Jones finds a couple new web sites that offer great services, but is it worth the price?
Absolutely (Not?)
For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones asks about what absolutes you might have in your job.
SSIS and Excel 2007
Longtime author Dinesh Asanka brings us a short tutorial on importing your data from Excel 2007 into a database using Integration Services.
Introduction to New T-SQL Programmability Features in SQL Server 2008
This paper introduces key new Transact-SQL programmability features in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 as well as SQL/Common Language Runtime (CLR) enhancements.
MSSQL Analysis Services - Attribute Member Names
Business Intelligence Architect Bill Pearson continues his exploration of Attribute Members, in another member of a subseries surrounding significant components of the Analysis Services dimensional model. In this article we examine the attribute member Name property, whose appropriate use is important to good model design and overall system performance.
A Virtual Database World
Steve Jones talks about virtualization with databases, but not in the way you might think.
Implementing Change Data Capture in Microsoft® SQL Server 2008
Change Data Capture is a new feature of SQL Server 2008 that can help you better handle your ETL systems. New author Suresh Yaram brings us an introduction to CDC and how it can be setup in your environment.
Blogs
Microsoft Fabric Data Agents: Bringing Structured and Unstructured Data Together
By James Serra
Most enterprise questions do not live neatly in one place. The numbers may be...
Keeping Redshift System Table History Past 7 Days with S3 Tables
Redshift keeps its SYS_* monitoring views for seven days in cluster, which is fine...
Updating the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
I was updating my session for the Data API Builder (DAB) recently, mostly to...
Forums
Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization vs. Parameter Sniffing: What SQL Server Fixes and What It Doesn't
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Hyperscale Replicas I
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The End of Summer
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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