Blast Off
SQL Server 2008 launches today and there's are additional events all across the country coming up.
Coping with No Column Names in the SSIS OLEDB Data Source Editor
Longtime author Paul Ibison brings us a short look at a common problem in Integration Services: your source has no column names.
New Isolation Levels Available in SQL Server 2005
One of the more mysterious features of SQL Server is isolation levels. Whenever a statement is executed, or a data modification is made, it runs under the influence of an isolation level. Traditionally, SQL Server has supported four isolation levels. In SQL Server 2005, two new isolation levels are introduced.
SQL Server 2008 - Table Valued Parameters
In this screencast, we look at Table Valued Parameters from both the server side and client side perspectives.
Writing Outer Joins in T-SQL
Occasionally someone will ask for my help with a query and say that both a right outer join and a left outer join was tried, and still the expected results were not achieved. That made me realize that some developers do not completely understand outer joins and that an article explaining how to use them might help.
Ideas for SQLServerCentral.com
We're embarking upon a rebuild of the site and we're looking for input from those of you that use the site.
Snapshots - Part 1
Longtime replication expert Andy Warren takes a look at the initial snapshots involved with replication and dives into an explanation of what's involved.
Using the ReportViewer Control in a WebForm with Parameters
A short article by Darren Herbold, reporting services trainer and consultant that shows how you can easily use a Report Viewer on a web page.
Blast Off
SQL Server 2008 launches today and there's are additional events all across the country coming up.
Blast Off
SQL Server 2008 launches today and there's are additional events all across the country coming up.
Blogs
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Finding the Next Sequence Value: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I saw a question asking about the next sequence value and decided to try...
Forums
DB Design Methods
I've read a few posts regarding what we use to design DB models and...
Auto Update Statistics not triggering on filtered indexes
I've got a table with 186,703,969 rows, about 300GB of data. There are several...
What is the difference between SQL Server and SQL Database?
I created a SQL Database in Azure Portal but I've just noticed it also...
Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers