What the heck is a DTU?
Andy Mallon explains DTUs (Database Transaction Units) and the differences you might see between the documentation and practical usage.
Display SSIS package version on the Control Flow design surface
In this article I will show a simple trick to display version information on the Control Flow surface, so we immediately see which version and build we are modifying.
Starting to Use SQL Server 2017
Today Steve Jones looks forward to the next version of SQL Server, with his curiosity to see if you feel the same way.
Getting Started with Azure SQL Data Warehouse - Part 3
Microsoft introduced Azure SQL Data Warehouse, a new enterprise-class, elastic petabyte-scale, data warehouse service that can scale according to organizational demands in just few minutes. In this article, Arshad Ali discusses the different types of tables you can create in SQL Data Warehouse, how they impact performance and the best practices around them.
SQL Server on Linux is Just SQL Server
Steve Jones looks at SQL Server on Linux and how this may differ from what most of us have worked with in the past.
Doing Fuzzy Searches in SQL Server
A series of arguments with developers who insist that fuzzy searches or spell-checking be done within the application rather then a relational database inspired Phil Factor to show how it is done. When the database must find relevant material from search terms entered by users, the database must learn to expect, and deal with, both expected and unexpected.
Becoming a Data Scientist
The path to becoming a data scientist isn't simple or easy, but it might be for you.
How to setup a tabular data model in SSAS Azure
Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) on Azure late last year. Siddharth Mehta walks through how to quickly set up a tabular data model in SSAS Azure.
Building Dynamic React Apps with SQL Server Data
This article demonstrates using React and the CData API Server to build dynamic Web pages using SQL Server data.
Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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How to Calculate Distance Between Coordinates in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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