Data Manipulation Language
In this blog post we describe what is Data Manipulation Language (DML) and include this article in our exam guide...
2012-07-07
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Blog Posts
Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysconstraints
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-07-07
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – syscurconfigs
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-07-07
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MDX ClosingPeriod and PeriodsToDate
I’ve decided that the best way to spend a day of 104 degree weather is to sit inside and write...
2012-07-07
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Speaker Selection for SQLSaturday Orlando-Group #4
We’ve selected 10 speakers so far, today we bring it to a fabulous bakers dozen with three more – all based...
2012-07-07
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Find the size of Index in SQL Server
As we know, sp_spaceused gives the size of table and index but it gives the sum of size of all...
2012-07-06
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Get Dependent Databases, Tables, Columns…
Quite often people need to write a new T-SQL application to replace an existing one for various reasons. For instance,...
2012-07-06 (first published: 2012-06-29)
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IOPS verses Throughput – Measuring Performance of Your Storage
Working on a recent consulting job, I was asked to explain the difference in throughput, which is, measured in MB/s...
2012-07-06
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This week’s links on monitoring SQL Server performance
From time to time, I will be posting links that I encountered during the week. This is also one way...
2012-07-06
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Differences in the Null Bitmap between SQL 2005 and 2012
Hello Dear Reader, I’ve been working on a series for BIDN.com, the Business Intelligence Developers Network, on how to read...
2012-07-05
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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
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
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...
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