Myths - WMV
Every profession has its share of myths about how it works. IT might have more than its share and Steve Jones comments on a few of them.
Test Data Generation with Data Dude
The Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals (a.k.a Data Dude) was released somewhere around December 2006 helping many Database Administrators and Database Developers. The release was huge for us, because it addresses many issues faced by us.
The Backup Myth - WMV
Running backups is enough for disaster recovery, right? That's a myth that could get you into trouble. Steve Jones explains there's more that's needed.
First Look: SQL Server 2005 SP2 CTP
Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005 is not quite here, but Wayne Fillis brings us a look at what you can expect if you install the CTP version that is available now.
Losing Your Job
It's not easy to lose your job, but it can be done if you aren't performing. What concerns Steve Jones is someone recently lost their job for their behavior on their own personal time.
Partitioning - Part 3
Continuing on with his series on SQL Server table partitioning, Andy Warren takes a look at how partitioned views are handled when you query them.
Disk Space Usage and SQL Server Performance
Every extra byte of space you waste in your database causes a performance hit to your application. This article looks at disk space usage and how it affects performance.
Measure TSQL Statement Performance
Every developer needs to ensure that each TSQL statement is optimized. This article will give you a few different ideas on how to identify slow running queries and provide you with some tips on monitor your query performance while you make iterative changes to each query to try and improve performance.
The Backup Myth (iPod)
Running backups is enough for disaster recovery, right? That's a myth that could get you into trouble. Steve Jones explains there's more that's needed.
The Backup Myth (MP3)
Running backups is enough for disaster recovery, right? That's a myth that could get you into trouble. Steve Jones explains there's more that's needed.
Blogs
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Back to the on-prem
It’s the second tuesday of the month, which means T-SQL Tuesday time! This month’s...
Forums
Unable to restrict permission
I have 13 restricted views in my EDW DB. 6 of them are created...
Install SQL Scripts via GUI Wizard
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Question of the Day
Converting Money
Does this run successfully on a SQL Server 2022, US English default installation?
DECLARE @YenAmount MONEY; SET @YenAmount = ¥1500; SELECT @YenAmount AS RawValue;See possible answers