The Choice of SQL Server Version
Brent Ozar has his quarterly report on SQL Server versions and SQL Server 2022 isn't being used as much. Does that make sense to you? What versions are you installing?
2023-07-22
434 reads
SQL Server versions
Migrate and Upgrade SQL Instance (2014/2016) to 2019 version with 1 click
The script includes these steps: STEP 1: CREATE EMPTY Databases STEP 2 - CREATE Logins WITH SERVER ROLESPERMISSIONS STEP 3 - COPY LINKED SERVERS STEP 4 - COPY SERVER OPTIONS STEP 5 - COPY CREDENTIALS STEP 6 - COPY AGENT JOBS STEP 7 - COPY DB Mail STEP 8 - COPY CERTIFICATES STEP 9 […]
2020-05-22 (first published: 2020-05-13)
1,140 reads
Migrate and Upgrade SQL Instance (2014/2016) to 2019 version with 1 click
The script includes these steps: STEP 1: CREATE EMPTY Databases STEP 2 - CREATE Logins WITH SERVER ROLES\PERMISSIONS STEP 3 - COPY LINKED SERVERS STEP 4 - COPY SERVER OPTIONS STEP 5 - COPY CREDENTIALS STEP 6 - COPY AGENT JOBS STEP 7 - COPY DB Mail STEP 8 - COPY CERTIFICATES STEP 9 […]
2020-05-22 (first published: 2020-05-12)
2,483 reads
How to Programmatically Determine Which Edition of SQL Server is Installed
Greg Larsen shows you how to determine if you are running the standard, enterprise, or developer edition of SQL Server.
2017-03-02
3,772 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The North Star for the...
Multiple Escape Characters
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Escape Characters
Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers