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What’s to win?

The prize is tempting booty: Idera Software is giving away a free trip to SQLCruise Alaska. And not just part of the trip, it’s the full… Read more

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A comprehensive, technical, well thought-out, and ENJOYABLE document. One written with the occasional interesting diagram and a reasonable use of acronyms, with effective tables and practical advice. A document that’s written for a human being which has helpful links… Read more

There’s a lot of dynamic management and system objects to keep track of in SQL Server.

We all sometimes have the moment when we can’t remember exactly which DMV, DMF or other system view/function returns a particular column, or if something even IS accessible from the system objects.

When this… Read more

The Goal

It’s often useful to be able to run a bunch of stored procedures in the background over a period of time against a test instance.

This can be nice for:

• Demos and presentations.
• Populating DMVs with data you can slice and dice.
• Learning to use things like extended…

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