Are key performance indicators a true measure?
Some managers love to look solely at numbers when assessing performance, and key performance indicators (KPIs) are right up their street. But how useful are they in the context of software development
Collation Error 468
Most DBAs don't ever deal with multiple languages or different collation and sort order settings in SQL Server, but it can be a handy piece of information to have. Steve Jones brings us a quick look at a problem in comparing data across databases.
Build a Green Datacenter
Green is the hot topic these days, and the concept is having an impact on the way people think about datacenters. Companies around the world are announcing ways to save energy and reduce
Deadlock Notifications in SQL Server 2005
Deadlocks do not occur too often, but when they do, it can be a time consuming and frustrating endeavor to track them down. In SQL Server 2000, you could alter the message to ensure these were written to the error log and track them down quickly. In SQL Server 2005, it is a little more tricky, but new author Patrick Leblanc brings us a technique for sending out a notification.
Pipeline Memory Limiter
Backpressure is an interesting internal memory limiter inside SSIS and in SQL Server 2008 you get to see when the limiter kicks in.
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 5 - Post-Installation Network Configuration Tasks
In this article, we will continue exploring other post-setup tasks, focusing on network specific tasks.
Migrating SQL Server 2000 DTS Packages Across Environments
Many of us still have SQL Server 2000 DTS packages running throughout our environment. New author Owais Bashir Ahmed brings us an interesting technique for moving those packages between servers that might come in handy as you continue to work on these packages in SQL Server 2000.
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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