Analysis Services Performance Tuning Whitepape
A whitepaper on getting the best performance from your system.
Robyn Page's SQL Server Cursor Workbench
The topic of cursors is the ultimate "hot potato" in the world of SQL Server. Everyone has a view on when they should and mainly should not be used. By example and testing Robyn Page proves that, when handled with care, cursors are not necessarily a "bad thing".
A Review of Typhon III
Maintaining SQL Server security is fast becoming a big part of a SQL Server DBA's job. Longtime security expert Brian Kelley takes a
look at a security scanner: Typhon III
Using Fuzzy Lookup Transformations in SQL Server Integration Services
This article shows how the Fuzzy Lookup Transformation in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) can be used to make matches.
Product Review: SQL Refactor
Danny Lesandrini reviews SQL Refactor, a SQL Server Add-In that works with the new SQL Server Management Studio.
SQL Server Spotlight on Bob Dorr
We continue with our look at the people behind SQL Server with a very interesting interview from one of the senior support
engineers, Bob Dorr.
SQL Server 2005 Command Line Tool "SQLCMD" – Part I
This series will illustrate the various ways of using the SQL Server 2005 command line utility “SQLCMD”.
Introduction to message-based applications in SQL Server 2005
Tim Chapman discusses the concept of message-based applications, and the new foundation for building these applications included in SQL Server 2005.
Using Indexed Computed Columns to Improve Performance
I recently read a blog post on doing case-insensitive text searches on SQL Server 2005. The post said that an index on a computed column might be used even if the computed column itself wasn't used in the WHERE clause. I was curious to test that and see how far I might take it.
Maximum Capacity Specifications in SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2005, the next evolution of SQL Server, should be growing the capacities as well as the capabilities of the product. With some research, Steve Jones brings you the best current information he could find about SQL Server 2005, comared with the SQL Server 7 and 2000 values.
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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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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