Breaking Things Apart
Microsoft is unbundling their new hypervisor from Windows. Could this happen with SQL Server?
Introduction to Bitmasking in SQL Server 2005
The use of bitmasking is usually limited to decoding values in the system views, but it can be useful in other places when you want to save space. New author Lee Everest brings us an introduction to bitmasking and its use in SQL Server 2005.
XML Workshop XII - Parsing a delimited string
Continuing with his series on XML structures, this article looks at how to split a string up using XQUERY.
File Management with Scripting Object
Once you get familiar with the File Scripting Object (FSO), managing files in Access is not so bad--getting started is the painful part. To help you along, this month's download includes sample code for both Access (early bound) and VB Script (late bound).
Storing XML Data in a Relational Database
Use familiar XML markup to extend the capabilities of your relational database.
The “sys.dm_os_performance_counters” Dynamic Management View
SQL Server performance can be tracked and monitored by using performance counters. For SQL Server 2005 performance counters can be displayed by using the “sys.os_exec_performance_counters” Dynamic Management View (DMV).
Fixing Orphaned Users
Migrating databases between production, test, development and train servers is something that a DBA needs to deal with constantly. During migration, one of the inevitable issues we need to deal with is concept of Orphaned Users.
Advanced Matrix Reporting Techniques
In SQL Reporting Services, the native Matrix control provides a crosstab view of data, similar in behavior to a PivotTable in MS Excel. Rows and columns will have intersecting points of data which is often useful in time based reporting . David Leibowitz shows you how...
Implementing Common Reference Data in a Data Warehouse
This article provides an architecture and process framework for implementing common reference data in a data-warehousing environment.
SQL Server Indexes: The Basics
Indexes directly affect the performance of database applications. This article uses analogies to describe how indexes work. The estimated execution plan feature of the Query Window is utilized to compare the performance of two queries in a batch.
Blogs
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...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
The FinOps Lifecycle: From Budgeting to Reporting
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps long enough teaches you two universal truths: That’s exactly why I...
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SQL Server Transactional Replication from Always On Availability Groups to Azure SQL Database
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Hidden Heroes
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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