Prepping for 2015
Steve Jones looks ahead at the new year and how you might want to begin shaping your career.
Stairway to SQLCLR Level 4: Security (EXTERNAL and UNSAFE Assemblies)
In the fourth level of our Stairway to SQLCLR series we take a detailed look at the EXTERNAL_ACCESS and UNSAFE permission sets. We also explore some differences between using TRUSTWORTHY or an Asymmetric Key.
Chris Date and the Relational Model
Chris Date is famous for his writings on relational theory. Chris took on the role of communicating and teaching Codd's relational theory, and reluctantly admits to a role in establishing SQL as the dominant relational language. Richard Morris interviews the well-known author and computer scientist.
Basics of Dimensional Modeling
Introduction of how to design a star schema dimensional model for new BI developers
Estimates
Software estimates are often wildly off from the actual amount of time and resources that are required. Today Steve Jones looks at a few reasons why.
SQL Server Live! Orlando, FL
SQL Server Live! is designed to finely tune the skills of DBAs, developers, Business Intelligence specialists (just to mention a few) with five days of workshops, deep dives and breakout sessions from November 17 - 21 2014.
Importance of Recovery Model in SQL Server
Have you ever wondered why the transaction log file grows bigger and bigger? What caused it to happen? How do you control it? How does the recovery model of a database control the growing size of the transaction log? Read on to learn the answers.
A Call for Questions
Our Question of the day is very popular, but we're looking for more complex questions
Data Mining: Part 16 Automating Data Mining Processes
In this chapter we will learn how to automate Data Mining Tasks using the SQL Agent.
Data Mining: Part 16 Automating Data Mining Processes
In this chapter we will learn how to automate Data Mining Tasks using the SQL Agent.
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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