Data Comparison with Data Dude
In this article Dinesh Priyankara shows how Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals can be used to perform data comparison.
Social Software
More and more companies are looking to use social software, like Facebook, to link employees, but is this a good thing?
Social Software
More and more companies are looking to use social software, like Facebook, to link employees, but is this a good thing?
Social Software
More and more companies are looking to use social software, like Facebook, to link employees, but is this a good thing?
SQL Server Database Requirements
In our organization, I have noticed that database requirements are never included as a portion of the system requirements. The requirements always focus on the interface and we derive the database design from the interface as well as fill in some of the gaps.
Configuring SQL Server 2005 Failover Settings in Windows Server 2003
This article is to discuss a number of important cluster Group and Resource properties that have significant impact on failover behaviors.
March Madness
How disruptive is the annual college basketball tournament to work? Steve Jones doesn't think it's a problem.
The HierarchyID Datatype in SQL Server 2008
This article examines one of the T-SQL changes coming in SQL Server 2008: The hierarchyID.
Views and Horizontal Partitioning
Jambu Krishnamurthy brings us a look at the various options you have available with views and some of the techniques you can use to build a better database by incorporating them in your design.
Bad Automation
Coming up with ways to do things automatically with software can be a boon to productivity, but not every idea is a good one.
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
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Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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How to Use sqlpackage to Detect Schema Drift Between Azure SQL Databases
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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