SQL Server 2016 CTP 3 Setup – UI Improvements
There are some improvements in the setup UI for SQL Server 2016 CTP3, and its great to see Microsoft making...
2015-11-11
796 reads
SQLSailor.com
Azure Virtual Machine Blog Series – Changing the size of a VM
I’m starting a new blog series on Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, and my goal is to write blog posts exclusively on...
2015-09-30 (first published: 2015-09-24)
2,795 reads
SQL Server Data Tools is now a separate installer – Things to know!
Recently I had to develop some SSRS report, and my desktop machine had SQL Server 2014 installed on it. I...
2015-09-08
1,283 reads
Why I won’t be running SQL Server Standard Edition on Business Critical Servers!
I keep getting questions around what core features are missing in Standard Edition of SQL Server,and why there is a...
2015-07-09
1,137 reads
Installing SQL Server 2016 CTP2 – UI Changes
SQL Server 2016 CTP2 public build was released by Microsoft yesterday, and if you haven’t downloaded it yet, then drop everything(No,...
2015-05-29
3,233 reads
Full Domain Trust and Natively Compiled Stored Procedures – In Memory OLTP
Recently one of my developers brought this specific problem to my attention. He was trying to create a natively compiled stored...
2015-06-03 (first published: 2015-05-26)
1,345 reads
SQL Server 2016 Announced, and it stretches to the Cloud!
Last week during Ignite, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the next version(Till then it was called as SQL vNext) of...
2015-05-10
1,006 reads
Exploring AlwaysOn Availability Group Template in Azure
This is one of those posts which is due for a long time. I was really excited when Microsoft announced...
2015-04-08 (first published: 2015-04-01)
6,483 reads
This one enhancement makes AlwaysOn Availability Group better in SQL Server 2014 !
I keep getting questions on what is improved other than the increased number of secondaries(8 now) with AlwaysOn Availability Group(AG) in...
2015-03-02 (first published: 2015-02-19)
7,971 reads
SELECT INTO Improvements in SQL Server 2014 !
SQL Server 2014 is a great release with high performance features like In Memory OLTP, Updatable Column Store Indexes etc.
These features still...
2015-01-15 (first published: 2015-01-13)
10,082 reads
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My 2024 in Data: Music
By Steve Jones
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back...
A New Word: Suente
By Steve Jones
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be...
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Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...