Tip: COLLATE for “Cannot resolve collation conflict” error
Some data professionals are VERY well versed with collation, and some never ever have to touch the concept. That second...
2014-03-17
561 reads
Jen McCown
SQL for Everybody
I read a terribly excited blog this morning by a guy who had just discovered Alt-F1 in SSMS. (If you don’t...
2014-03-14
633 reads
Bad Ideas: Alert Storming
Fellow DBA: There are so many alerts! It takes me a long time to get through them all. How do...
2014-03-10
658 reads
Configure static or dynamic IP and DNS with Powershell
I work in a lot of different offices and conference venues, in addition to my home office. At home, I need a...
2014-03-03
871 reads
Expiration dates: SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2
SQL Server is a software product, right? And software has a history of having bugs, getting updates, and having support...
2014-02-24
565 reads
Home Workspace: Standing Desk
Ever since I worked in an office with adjustable standing desks, I’ve been thinking about getting a standing desk for...
2014-02-17
481 reads
What’s the CPU usage on the server? Use #Powershell!!
We have here an easy, handy-dandy way to find out how much CPU is in use on your server. Of...
2014-02-10
549 reads
Blockades and ladders to learning new tech
It’s been a long time since I’ve been a true newbie to a technology. There are plenty of things I...
2014-02-03
581 reads
Applied SQL: LIKE ‘whatever’
Today let’s play around with the LIKE operator. Like, totally. Like, Introduction Like “determines whether a specific character string matches...
2014-01-27
734 reads
Tip: Jobs without a scheduled run
It’s awfully comforting to see all those backup and maintenance jobs in your SQL Agent list, isn’t it? It’d be...
2014-01-22
516 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers