An IT Union - Database Weekly (Sept 8, 2008)
As Information Technology workers become more wired, with more demands, and less benefits, should they consider unionizing.
An IT Union - Database Weekly (Sept 8, 2008)
As Information Technology workers become more wired, with more demands, and less benefits, should they consider unionizing.
No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
How Important Is Usability?
As DBAs, we don't often deal with the human interface side of the applications that we build, but it is important. And we want to be sure that anything we develop considers the end user's perspective. Steve Jones asks how much should this matter?
Accessing SQL Server Databases with PHP
This paper discusses how to use several of these features by closely examining parts of the Example Application in the SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP product documentation in MSDN. This paper assumes that the reader is familiar with programming in PHP, that the reader has a computer that meets the System Requirements listed for using the driver, and that the AdventureWorks example database is installed from CodePlex.
Should I Use a UNIQUE Constraint or a Unique Index in SQL Server?
I am modifying a table and I need to add a column that must be defined as being unique. I see that SQL Server allows you to define a UNIQUE constraint on a column but I also see that you can create a unique index on a column. Which one should I use?
Creating a Data Mining Reporting Services Report - SQL School Video
In this new SQL School video, MVP Brian Knight shows us how to get started with data mining and Reporting Services retrieving data from an Analysis Services cube.
Generate a SQL Server Instance Inventory
How many times has someone asked you to determine how many instances of SQL Server are installed on your network? New author Sakthivel Chidambaram brings us a few tricks for keeping track of those installations.
Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Intelligent Alert Thresholds
By Steve Jones
At the recent Redgate Summit in Chicago, I demo’d (lightly) the ML based Alert...
A New Word: los vidados
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los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
Forums
String_agg not working as needed
I'm trying to get this string_agg to put all the 'comments' into one result...
Vectors in SQL Server 2025
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Odd Sequences
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Question of the Day
Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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