Fifty Words for Databases
Phil wonders whether it is our poor vocabulary about databases that has lead to the failure of developers and Operations people to understand each other on the topic of deployment.
Conrad Wolfram: Geek of the Week
Conrad Wolfram is the 'younger Wolfram' of Wolfram Research, the company behind Wolfram|Alpha and Mathematica. He wants to transform the way in which we engage with mathematics. In particular, he would like to reform mathematics education to make greater use of information technology, and he is also leading the way with interactive publishing technology.
How to Design, Build and Test a Dynamic Search Stored Procedure
Learn how to design, build and test a dynamic search SP in just a few simple but methodical steps.
Upgrade and Refresh, or Not?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the upgrade cycle and how that affects our jobs.
Azure Blob Storage Part 6: Blob Properties, Metadata, etc.
After finding it difficult to find seriously useful information on Azure blob storage written after Storage Client Library 1.7 (and we’re on 4.something now), Robin Shahan decided to try and fill that gap with this article.
Data Mining Part 25: Microsoft Visio Add-Ins
In the chapter 18-22 we explained how to work with Microsoft Excel to Access to the Data Mining information. This time, we will explain how to work with Microsoft Visio.
Data Mining Part 25: Microsoft Visio Add-Ins
In the chapter 18-22 we explained how to work with Microsoft Excel to Access to the Data Mining information. This time, we will explain how to work with Microsoft Visio.
Measuring Career Growth
A guest editorial from Tim Mitchell today looks at keeping track of what we have done in our careers, and the value that it gives us.
Getting Starting with Database Engine Tuning Advisor in SQL Server – Part 1
There are different techniques to optimize the performance of SQL Server queries but wouldn’t it be great if we had some recommendations before we started planning or optimizing queries so that we didn’t have to start from the scratch every time? This is where you can use the Database Engine Tuning Advisor utility to get recommendations based on your workload.
Blogs
Local LLM Models at SQL Saturday Boston 2025
By Steve Jones
I’m starting a long trip at Boston this weekend. I’ll be there Saturday speaking,...
3 things you must do to start data quality management right
As a data & AI strategist who’s seen countless projects succeed and fail, I...
Set Theory vs. Batch Mode in SQL Server
By SQLPals
Set Theory vs. Batch Mode in SQL Server Not long ago,...
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Question of the Day
Changing the Recovery Time
I want to change the recovery time for a database running on SQL Server 2022. What are my options for setting the value in my ALTER DATABASE statement. If I run this code, what can I use in place of the xxx to define what 12 means?
ALTER DATABASE Finance SET TARGET_RECOVERY_TIME = 12 xxx;See possible answers