Disable Data Sync for SQL Server Merge Replicated Table via Publisher
Learn how to stop the data sync process in SQL Server Merge Replication on a large table during maintenance windows.
Spend More on Security
With a data breach at Marriot, there is a call from one person for companies to spend more on security.
Data Quality
Problems with data quality are easier and cheaper to prevent than to solve later. In this article, Joe Celko talks about data quality and where the issues tend to happen.
Get Patched If Not Supported
Many organizations that run older versions of SQL Server are not patched.
Getting Sneaky With Forced Parameterization
In which Erik works around the documented limitations with CROSS APPLY.
SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups Monitoring and Alerting - Part 2
In this tip we look at some additional scripts that you can use to monitor your SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups.
Deploy the Database First
Steve Jones thinks it's important that we be able to deploy almost any changes to our databases without breaking applications.
Power BI Introduction: Visualizing SQL Server Audit Data — Part 9
SQL Server Audit is a powerful feature that can help you comply with regulations such as HIPAA and SOX, but it’s not easy to view the data collected. In this article, Robert Sheldon demonstrates how Power BI can be used to view and filter SQL Server Audit results.
Code Reviews
This week Steve Jones asks about a concept that he used early in his career: code reviews. It's a good practice, but it seems as though it's fallen out of favor with many developers.
Blogs
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM
By Steve Jones
I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your...
Forums
A question about how to store the address in the database
I have an app that has an address field on the customer and the...
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
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Question of the Day
Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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