Create and Connect to an Azure SQL Database
Demonstration on how to create and connect to a Microsoft Azure SQL Database with Microsoft Management Studio (SSMS) and Powershell
Inside the SQL Server Query Optimizer
This book will take you from the fundamentals of Statistics, Cost Estimation, Index Selection, and the Execution Engine, and guide you through the inner workings of the Query Optimization process, and throws in a pragmatic look at Parameterization and Hints along the way.
Estimated Number of Rows to be Read
Rob Farley uses this month's T-SQL Tuesday to show off the results of one of his Connect items : Estimated Number of Rows to be Read.
Performance of the SQL MERGE vs. INSERT/UPDATE
The SQL MERGE statement offers convenience, safety and elegance, but how does it perform compared to other methods?
Your Favorite Feature that Needs Work
This week Steve Jones asks what parts of SQL Server would you improve and why.
PowerShell Invoke-SQLCmd outputs DataTables you can INSERT into SQL Server
Aaron Nelson explains how you can take an existing SQL query, run it against a SQL Server and then take the results and save them to a different SQL Server without using Linked Servers.
A Failed Jobs Monitoring System
One DBA's tale of how to monitor jobs for failure and ensure that the DBA is alerted to the fact that there is a problem. (from Feb 2008)
Adding Slicers to a Reporting Services Report
This article shows you how to create dynamic slicers from a data set in an SSRS report
DBA Morning Check List
This article helps the DBA find and fix issues quickly by creating a DBA Morning Checklist.
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...
Forums
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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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