Big Companies are Improving with DevOps
Steve Jones notes that not just the small, startup, agile companies use DevOps. Nor is it just technology companies.
Justify the Remote access requirement for Biztalk Log Shipping
This article will show why there is a need for remote access with a Biztalk server that uses log shipping.
Handling Graphs in SQL
Many practical database problems can be tackled more simply and intuitively by graphs or networks, which in this sense are graphs in which attributes can be associated with the nodes and edges. It is a natural way to study relationships within the data. SQL databases aren't the easiest way of doing it, but it makes sense where the scale permits it. Because of the range of graphs and techniques, some Graph theory is unavoidable before you get stuck into the code, and who better to introduce graph databases than Joe Celko?
Hacked
Getting hacked is no fun. Today Steve Jones notes he's been hacked, in more ways than one and wants you to think about this at your workplace.
Performing a Right and Comprehensive Age Calculation
Age calculation based on the right method used in real life.
Who Changed My Database Schema?
Have you ever wanted to know who made a schema change to your database? If so, that information is tracked in the default trace - Greg Larsen shows how to view it.
Azure Data Warehouse 7: Create reports in Azure SQL DWH using SSRSS
In this article, we will show how to create reports in ASDW using SSRS
I'm "working from home"
Phil Factor argues that The serious problems with working from home come not from poor productivity, but when office-based team members seem to prefer to ignore the fact that the remote workers exist.
Using AT TIME ZONE to fix an old report
Rob Farley contributes to T-SQL Tuesday #87, showing how he would use AT TIME ZONE to simplify reports based on an end user's time zone.
Blogs
VPN + SQL Server Connections: Why Long-Working Setups Suddenly Fail with Msg 10054 and “Connection Broken”
By Tim Radney
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been contacted by multiple customers experiencing the same...
Future IT Roles – Agentic Architect and AI Boom!!
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Free Webinar about Columnstore Indexes
I’m doing a small series on indexing basics for SQL Server, and on May...
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SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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