Powershell Charting with MS Chart Controls
Richard MacDonald's demonstrates using Microsoft Chart Controls with Powershell in his post, Charting with Powershell. The chart controls are free and work with...
2009-07-09
3,468 reads
Blog Posts
Whitepapers – Good or Evil?
I was having a discussion with Brian Knight yesterday about whitepapers and thought I’d share some of it – from my...
2009-07-09
436 reads
A Laptop is nice
It's almost 9, I've been working for over an hour, and only one foot has left the bed. It touched...
2009-07-08
454 reads
I Need a Logo
I've been doing the Voice of the DBA podcasts for over a year now, and I really enjoy them. I've...
2009-07-08
895 reads
PASS Update #11 (Networking Seminar at the PASS Summit)
If you haven’t seen the news yet we’ve got something new on the schedule this year – a 2 hour seminar...
2009-07-08
562 reads
SSC Site Issues
It was kind of amazing to see SQLServerCentral have issues over the last few days. We’re still not sure what...
2009-07-08
476 reads
The Criminals are Always Ahead
A new scheme to get ATM PIN numbers using automated systems and VOIP is in play. It's described here and...
2009-07-08
287 reads
Booked for SQLSaturday #17 - Baton Rouge
I finally made the call today to reserve my room in Baton Rouge for SQLSaturday #17 in Baton Rouge, LA....
2009-07-07
568 reads
Mid-year update on my goals
I recently saw that Steve Jones had posted an update on his 2009 goals and realized that is was about...
2009-07-07
368 reads
Shrinking the Log
It seems that I see more and more posts about people trying to shrink their transaction logs. It's getting to...
2009-07-07
1,850 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
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?
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