A genuine use for a SQL CLR Aggregate
When should you use a SQL CLR Aggregate? Lots of people have struggled with this one, but David Poole found a use, and has some interesting performance data analysis as well.
Fix SQL Server Log Shipping After a New Database File has been Added
The code in this tip will demonstrate how to continue SQL Server Log Shipping after a file has been added to the primary SQL Server database.
GenesisOne T-SQL Unscrambler
This industry-first T-SQL source code unscrambler automatically reads the details hidden in T-SQL stored procedures without altering the source code. With this granular information, it generates organized and precise data flow diagrams along with plain-language descriptions of each programming step within any database object. Resulting documentation can be generated in PDF, Word or HTML.
Database User Superfluousness In SQL Server
In this article, Thomas Knight analyzes and critiques the design of, and experience with, the "dual-level" user security in SQL Server. He then demonstrates a better theoretical alternative.
Zombie Data
Old data can come back to haunt you. Steve Jones talks about potential problems when data comes back to life.
Disaster Recovery and the Big Data Application
Ask database administrators how they implement disaster recovery in their big data environments and you'll get two typical responses: DR plans are not necessary and backups take up a lot of space. Despite this reasoning, a disaster recovery plan for your big data implementation may be essential for your company's future.
Big Data Comes to Hiring
Big Data is being used to analyze more and more data to produce better decisions. However that doesn't always work as people might expect. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with using Big Data in hiring.
Data Mining Introduction Part 8: Microsoft Sequence Cluster
This is an introduction to the SQL Server Microsoft Sequence Cluster Algorithm.
Data Mining Introduction Part 8: Microsoft Sequence Cluster
This is an introduction to the SQL Server Microsoft Sequence Cluster Algorithm.
Blogs
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
Questions and Answers from Running a Local LLM
By Steve Jones
I had a few random questions from my Running a Local LLM on Your...
Overview of Claude AI Models: Which One to Choose?
By Arun Sirpal
For those entering the AI space whether professionally or personally I wanted to give...
Forums
A question about how to store the address in the database
I have an app that has an address field on the customer and the...
SSIS package failing intermittently on last Excel Component
Good Afternoon, I have a Job which "fires" off an SSIS package (that is...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: JSON_ARRAYAGG
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Question of the Day
Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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