In this tip we look at a script that you can use to get better insight on your database tables to help you make some decisions about the data and also the structure of the table.
Some laptops are being banned from flights. This could be a hassle, but more, how can anyone tell if you have a banned one?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) has been around for a long time. It first appeared in SQL Server 2008, and after a rocky start with some bugs, it has become a regularly used feature for many organizations. While not perfect, it does provide some protection and auditors like to see physical protection features being used. It's […]
Kathi Kellenberger continues her series on SSRS. In this article you learn hose to use parameters that let your report users control how the reports are filtered.
We not only need to protect our systems, but the source code as well. Not for IP reasons, but for security.
The first level of this stairway introduces the basics of source control, some common technologies and technologies, and demonstrates how to start versioning a SQL Server database.
Learn how you can gain estate-wide views of disk space usage, backups and other jobs, and application of recent SQL Server updates and patches, with SQL Monitor 9’s Estate pages. Using this feature, teams can review the overall health of all their servers and databases, identify potential issues before they escalate into real problems, and assign priorities, proactively.
In this tip we look at some scripts you can use to monitor your database activity and usage based on the size of the SQL Server transaction log backups.
Introduction Fill Factor is a parameter most of us have ignored because there is no definitive way to calculate what the correct value should be. Part 1 of this series describes a new technique to dynamically determine index fill factors for all indexes within a database. Part 2 covers an analysis of the data collection […]
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve is away from the office. Salary is a difficult topic for many, but Andy shares some thoughts.
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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