Writing Simple Select Statements - Part 3
In this video, Kathi continues her T-SQL series and exands how to use the WHERE clause.
Get Your SQL Server Standard Electronically
We've moved the subscriptions for the SQL Server Standard to it's own site and just completed the November issue. Read on for how to access your subscriptions or subscribe today.
Last Chance to Save
This is the last week to register for the PASS 2006 Summmit in Seattle and save $300. Read on about what you'll be missing if you don't get up there.
SQL Server DATE/TIME Workbench
The definitively "hands-on" guide to handling dates and times in SQL Server
Data Warehouse Loading
Data warehousing is becoming more and more popular, especially as companies seek to leverage the information stored in various systems to improve their business processes. Warehousing expert Vincent Rainardi brings us the next installment of his series on data warehousing, examining the issues of loading data.
Introducing Actions in Analysis Services 2005
In this and the related articles, we will overview Actions in Analysis Services 2005. Much as they did in the previous version of Analysis Services, Actions allow information consumers to go beyond the robust OLAP perspective offered by Analysis Services, and to "step outside" for related information, or to generate commands or initialize programs, without leaving their current analysis focus.
Indexes and Fragmentation in SQL Server 2000 Part 1
How do your indexes perform under different fragmentation levels in SQL 2000? Joe Doherty brings us part 1 of his look at this topic with an examination of how your data is stored and a detailed analysis of DBCC SHOWCONTIG.
Data partitioning in SQL Server 2005 - Part I
Learn how to make life easier by dividing large tables and indexes into smaller parts.
SQL Server Backup Crib Sheet
It's small and neat but it might just save your data...Robyn Page's crib sheet tells you everything you wanted to know about SQL Server backup but were afraid to ask.
SQL Server Adventures for the Oracle DBA
Oracle and SQL Server are both database platforms built on SQL, but there are vast differences between them. Janet Wong brings us a tale of her experiences in moving from Oracle to SQL Server as a developer.
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
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on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
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SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
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Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
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Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers