Index Server COM Object Programming in Visual Basic
Jon Winer talks about his adventures with Index Server and provides some hints to help you avoid some common problems.
Quickly Disconnect Users
Nothing is more annoying than having to disconnect users one by one. With this script, you will be able to quickly disconnect them with a few keystrokes.
Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 3
The third part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
Process Tracking
It is not always possible to run a process on a set schedule. This article by Steve Jones looks at a technique for ensuring that your processes can run on whenever you need them to without any loss of data.
Tame Those Strings! Part 3 - Using REPLACE
The third part of Steve Jones's series on programming and manipulating strings in T-SQL dealing with REPLACE.
Tame Those Strings! Part 4 - Numeric Conversions
The fourth part of Steve Jones's series on programming and manipulating strings in T-SQL dealing with numeric conversions.
Blogs
Reality (And Limits) of Instant File Initialization for Transaction Logs in SQL Server 2022
By SQLPals
Reality (And Limits) of Instant File Initialization for Transaction Logs in SQL Server 2022 ...
Looking Back at the Redgate 2026 Company Kickoff
By Steve Jones
Last week I spent a few days in Cambridge, UK for the Redgate Company...
PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Recap
By alevyinroc
This is long overdue but life and distractions happened. It’s been a little over...
Forums
Microsoft no longer being supported?
The word is finally out that Microsoft is no longer supporting SSRS. I just...
SQL Agent job running gMSA cannot backup to NAS target
I'm running a group MSA for the database engine and SQL Agent in a...
sys.query_store_query question
All, My query is as follows: SET DATEFORMAT dmy SELECT p.query_id, DATEADD(MICROSECOND,-rs.max_duration,rs.first_execution_time) AS starttime,...
Question of the Day
Encoding Strings
I have this code in SQL Server 2025. What is the result?
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(@message); SELECT @encoded AS EncodedResult;See possible answers
