Where should SQL Server go in the future? Steve Jones continues to explore his wish list for future versions of SQL Server. This one examines an enhancement that could speed up some of your queries by enhancing the index structures.
2003-08-25
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Joe Sack returns (is back?) with some scripts you can use to log information you may need when disaster strikes.
2003-08-22
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The columns_updated function gives you the ability to easily test to see if specific columns were modified with less code than you might otherwise need to use. In this article Andy Warren demonstrates how to create a trigger that uses this function and points out some reasons why you may NOT want to use it!
2003-08-21
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Don't like the blackbox approach of maintenance plans? Like the maintenance plans but need a tweak to suit your needs? New author Robin Back has put together a monster script to allow you to build your own quickly and easily.
2003-08-20
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Where should SQL Server go in the future? Steve Jones continues to explore his wish list for future versions of SQL Server. This article looks at some of the performance related enahncements he'd like to see.
2003-08-18
4,632 reads
Brian writes regularly for us on sql security issues, this week he discusses the pros and cons of various authentication methods.
2003-08-14
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SQL Scripter is a tool for SQL Server 7.0/2000 database administrators and developers to script data in a valid T-SQL format which can be executed in Query Analyzer. All types are supported (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE). It's free in the moment. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-13
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Chris discusses questions raised by his first article on clustered indexes. Few subjects more important to master than clustered indexes, this is good reading!
2003-08-12
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Red Earth Technologies announces the release of Superior SQL Builder, a new SQL tool that visually builds complete SQL scripts, not just single queries. It employs a completely different method of developing SQL scripts. By taking advantage of new scripting technology, Superior SQL Builder can visually build complete SQL scripts within a single, integrated environment. This means that SQL scripts can be developed faster, while reducing syntax and logic errors. (Not Reviewed)
2003-08-12
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Where should SQL Server go in the future? What enhancements are needed? Steve Jones continues to explore his wish list for future versions of SQL Server.
2003-08-11
5,171 reads
I am excited to host T-SQL Tuesday for the first time. I want to...
By Steve Jones
Redgate had some Claude training recently, which I went through as my knowledge has...
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
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I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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