Complete Definitions
When we write scripts, we often assume many settings will be at some default value. When we generate scripts, that's not the case. Perhaps we should be sure that we always include the settings we expect.
2015-05-04
127 reads
Editorials
Finding Problem Code
This week Steve Jones has a poll on performance tuning code. Since many people aren't experts, the answers this week might help them learn where to focus their efforts.
2015-05-01
225 reads
Is It Time to Upgrade?
Today Steve Jones looks at the reasons for upgrading, or not, from SQL Server 2005.
2015-04-30
202 reads
Email In The Bathroom: Not A Universal Good
Here are some fine, affordable products to completely destroy your work-life balance.
2015-04-27
164 reads
Your Role Is Changing
The DBA role is changing with the growth of DevOps as a way to better build software in an organization.
2015-04-23
230 reads
Security Through Chaos
A company Steve Jones knows uses a diverse network infrastructure to help provide security.
2015-04-22
113 reads
Sweeping out SQL Server 2005
Tony Davis on why the dusty corners of many organizations still hide numerous SQL 2005 instances.
2015-04-20
152 reads
QA for Data
Often DBAs and developers might make quick data changes to correct user problems or application shortfalls. Steve Jones notes that we can make mistakes, and perhaps we should ensure we QA, or at least log, our changes.
2015-04-16
150 reads
Don't exaggerate the difficulties of the RDBMS
Phil Factor argues that in learning about relational databases such as SQL Server, we should encourage people to "break a few pots".
2015-04-13
157 reads
Pre-built or Ad Hoc
Steve Jones talks about the ad hoc nature of some NoSQL databases and whether that's something that most users want.
2015-04-13
152 reads
Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
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Introducing the Relational Embedding Retrieval Pattern: Storing and Querying Vector Embeddings in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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