Introducing Azure SQL Database Hyperscale
With Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, databases can quickly auto-scale up to 100TB, eliminating the need to pre-provision storage resources, and significantly expand the potential for app growth without being limited by storage size.
SSRS Reporting Basics: When is SSRS the Right Tool?
SSRS has undergone a number of changes over the past few versions. It remains a very popular reporting tool in companies large and small. In this article, Eugene Meidinger recounts the history of SSRS and explains when it’s the best tool to use. This is the first article of a series on SSRS.
Is Failure Allowed?
Failure is one of the ways we get better as software developers. Does that apply to DBAs?
Getting Started with GitHub for SQL Server Developers
Learn some of the basics of GitHub and how this can be utilized for your SQL Server development projects.
Azure DWH part 29: MicroStrategy Desktop with Azure
In this article, we will show how to connect MicroStrategy Desktop with ASDW.
MY Data
As we gather more and more data about individuals, not only does security become an issue, but also the morality of using the data.
Azure Data Explorer
Read this white paper to get a better understanding of the architecture and technology powering Azure Data Explorer, a fast and highly scalable data exploration service.
Factors Behind Successfully and Repeatedly Executing Digital Transformation Programs at a Lightning Pace
IT transformation projects often fail due to poor planning, poor communication and more. In this article, Mohammad Rizvi explains how to be successful and give your customer a great experience.
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...
Forums
setting an ssis param dynamicaly when the sql agent job runs
hi i was hoping for a more elegant way of setting a pkg level...
Query compile/runtime issue
I have a plan which in sys.query_store_plan shows: Last_compile_start_time of 2026-04-23 00:13:00.7670000 +00:00 Last_execution_time...
Hiring: Financial SQL Systems Administrator
Fisher Phillips is looking for a Financial Systems Administrator to help support and improve our financial...
Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document II
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamNameCity YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960If I run this code, what document(s) is/are returned?
SELECT json_objectagg( n.city : n.TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams n;See possible answers