Reusing Identities
Ever wanted to know how to reuse identity values after they're deleted? In this example by Dinesh, he shows you two methods to reuse the wholes in identity rows.
2003-02-18
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Articles
Y2K Strikes Again
Steve Jones recently got bit by a bug the reminded him of the Y2K fiasco. Read about the problem and how Steve solved the problem.
2003-02-17
4,618 reads
Free Utility : EnforcePass
These sets of scripts will add minimum password enforcement when a login is created or its password changes.
2003-02-14
157 reads
Managing Jobs - Part 2
Jobs are pretty basic aren't they? They are until you get a couple hundred, or a thousand. Andy continues talking about managing jobs by standardizing how you handle notifications and failures, and talks about an interesting idea to monitor jobs separately from SQL Agent. Worth reading!
2003-02-14
8,422 reads
Squeezing Wasted Full Scans out of SQL Server Agent
This article by new contributing member Bob Musser shows you how to reduce the amount of scans that SQL Server Agent does against databases. Not for the faint of heart.
2003-02-13
4,987 reads
VSLive Interview with Tom Rizzo and David Campbell
An interview where they discuss their data strategy and integration with Visual Studio .Net
2003-02-12
3,288 reads
Getting Rid of Excessive Files and Filegroups in SQL Server
Although there are legitimate reasons for using filegroups, Chad Miller recently encountered a situation where they were used too much. He shows you in this article why and how to remove excessive filegroups.
2003-02-11
12,386 reads
Autoclose for Databases
In SQL Server 2000, there is a database option to close the database when it is not in use. Every wonder what this is? Or when it should be used? Steve Jones takes a look at this seldom used option.
2003-02-10
12,047 reads
Replication's Horizontal and Vertical Partitioning Capabilities
There are times that you may find yourself on a project where you have one data source and need to publish to many subscribing databases. Often times, Replication is not looked at as a viable solution to achieving this goal. For this project, Demico and Lynn will demonstrate the way we utilized the Horizontal and Vertical partitioning capabilities that Microsoft has added to the Replication utility.
2003-02-07
5,452 reads
Should you call Microsoft for support?
I've had to call Microsoft quite a few times for support this year. Was it worth it? Read on to see when you should decide to call.
2003-02-06
6,176 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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