2008-06-26
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Articles
Return Query Text Along With sp_who2 Using Dynamic Management Views
This article describes how to generate the sp_who2 results including the query text for the spid.
2008-06-26
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SQL Know How
Training in the UK this fall from a variety of SQL Server experts. If you are in the area, I'd recommend one of these classes.
2008-06-26 (first published: 2008-06-19)
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Check your SQL Server using Windows PowerShell – Part 1
This new series examines methods and procedures to check the status of the Operating system, SQL Server instances and databases, using Windows PowerShell. Part One illustrates how to create a PowerShell script to ping the host machine and how to source the PowerShell function and call the function.
2008-06-26
4,215 reads
The Multiple Instance Dilemna
SQL Servers seem to proliferate in many companies, making management a headache for DBAs. Steve Jones asks a Friday poll about how you handle all those service account.
2008-06-26
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The Multiple Instance Dilemna
SQL Servers seem to proliferate in many companies, making management a headache for DBAs. Steve Jones asks a Friday poll about how you handle all those service account.
2008-06-26
42 reads
The Multiple Instance Dilemna
SQL Servers seem to proliferate in many companies, making management a headache for DBAs. Steve Jones asks a Friday poll about how you handle all those service account.
2008-06-26
50 reads
Email reports directly to the hands of your Executives
Generate formatted reports specifically for executives using PDA devices.
2008-06-25
8,852 reads
Create a computed column in SQL Server using XML data
Create a computed column in SQL Server using XML data and optimize SQL queries. Learn how to create a function for XQuery and use it within the computed column formula.
2008-06-25
3,199 reads
Taming Trees: B-Trees
Learn how to build a B-tree similar to those used by databases to implement indexes.
2008-06-25
3,117 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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