SQL Server is Getting More Popular
Today, Steve Jones looks at the popularity of SQL Server, which was named DBMS of 2017.
SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Edition Performance Advantages
Glenn Berry uses a few specific examples to demonstrate the performance benefits you can get from SQL Server 2016 SP1 Enterprise Edition.
Changes are Coming to the SQLServerCentral Forums
SQLServerCentral is getting an upgrade, and Steve Jones has a few words.
Keeping up to, and down with, Date
It is foolish to insist on reading only up-to-date books on technology. Nothing beats getting the broad perspective.
Using R to Identify Key Features Quickly
Typical BI dashboards display data summaries like counts and averages. We use R to extend on these to identify key associations in a dataset.
Using SQLite with PowerShell and SQL Server
When you combine PowerShell and SQLite, you can perform powerful magic. Phil Factor is in awe of SQLite and gives a brief demonstration of how easy it is to use. Just to encourage anyone who is unfamiliar with the database, he includes a giant-sized SQLite version of the old PUBS database that the first generation of RDBMS developers cut their teeth on.
An Introduction to SQL Server Containers
Get the basics of what a container is and how this can work with SQL Server.
How to run SSIS Project as a SQL Job
In this piece by Pilip Horan, learn how to create an SSIS catalog and run a project as a SQL Agent Job.
SQL Server Ad Hoc Access to OLE DB Provider Has Been Denied Error
I was trying to use OPENROWSET to query a remote database and I experienced the following error "Ad hoc access to OLE DB provider has been denied. You must access this provider through a linked server". When I ran this same query using a sysadmin account it worked fine. Why doesn't this work for other logins?
Blogs
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan
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Advice I Like: Celebrate Success
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Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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Question of the Day
Increase Deadlock Detection
How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?
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