Next up: #SQLSat107, HOU (and #SQLRally)
For me, conference season begins with the new year, and ends with the PASS Summit (sorry, November and December SQL...
2012-04-17
681 reads
Jen McCown
SQL Saturday #111 Atlanta recap and links and stuff and things….
I particularly enjoy SQL Saturdays in Atlanta for a few reasons. It gives me an excellent excuse to come out...
2012-04-16
697 reads
SQL Tribal Knowledge needs editors!
A while back I invited the unpublished masses to submit abstracts for a new-author-written SQL book – called Tribal SQL – and the...
2012-03-21
654 reads
#Meme15: On Facebook
This will be my first Meme15 (here’s Jason Strate’s original Meme15 post), and today we’re talking Facebook. The question is:
How...
2012-03-15
813 reads
I’m sorry, you’ve committed a GIANT INTERNET FAIL (#SQL2012)
Updated with links to no-login goodness. Updated again with IE rage.
This week, Microsoft announced the SQL Server 2012 release to...
2012-03-07
931 reads
SQL Server 2012 RTM. Translation: SQL 12 is out now! (Virtual Launch event update)
Originally published March 6, now with Post-launch updates.
Just a quick note for you today: Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2012...
2012-03-06
988 reads
Want to write for Microsoft?
Edit: The group I’m speaking to is the Content Team, not the Books Online (BOL) team!
Edit: Updated with FAQs and...
2012-03-02
719 reads
How’s Microsoft doing with community involvement? (updated)
Update: Jen Lussier has blogged a summary of the talks she had at the MVP summit last week. Take a...
2012-02-28
1,604 reads
An open letter to anyone with “SQL Server” on their resume
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have your resume here in my hand and couldn’t help but notice that you have listed...
2012-02-09
2,903 reads
SSRS Tip: Hide a tablix if no rows returned
I have a tablix in an SSRS report, populated by a query that might or might not return any rows. ...
2012-01-19
2,010 reads
Blogs
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...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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