Always On - Endpoint Ownership
Whoever creates an AlwaysOn group is, by default, the owner of the endpoint. This is generally not a problem…unless that person leaves the company and you need to delete the login.
2018-10-25
15,880 reads
Articles
Generate HTML Formatted Email of SQL Server Database Consistency Check Errors
In this tip we look at to create a SQL Server DBCC CHECKDB errors email formatted in an HTML table. This will report any errors for all of your databases on the server.
2018-10-24
2,764 reads
Posting SQL Server notifications to Slack
Learn how you can post notifications from SQL Server directly to a Slack channel.
2018-10-23
2,532 reads
Scheduling SQL Server Tasks on Linux
In this tip we look at how to schedule SQL Server tasks on Linux servers using Cron.
2018-10-23
2,090 reads
Generate QR Code® barcodes in an SSRS report with the QRCoder library
QRCoder is an open source implementation of standards specification ISO/IEC 18004, which defines the requirements for two-dimensional QR Code symbols. It is a more complete implementation of the standard than the open source QRCode4CS library that was used in a previous article.
2018-10-22
45,018 reads
Generate two-dimensional QR Code® bar codes in an SSRS report
QR (Quick Response) Code® is the Denso Wave, Inc. trademark for a type of two-dimensional bar code designed for the automotive industry in Japan. The QR Code system has become popular outside the automotive industry due to its speed and greater storage capacity compared to standard UPC bar codes.
2018-10-22 (first published: 2014-01-14)
15,615 reads
How to Linux for SQL Server DBAs — Part 2
SQL Server DBAs are typically quite familiar with security and best practices in Windows but may not understand how security works in Linux. In this article, Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman demonstrates how to manage user accounts in Linux and why working while logged in as root is a bad idea.
2018-10-22
2,405 reads
The Real World: Implementing Data Compression in SQL Server 2008 R2
Sharing our experience using Data Compression as a space savings option in MS SQL Server 2008
2018-10-19 (first published: 2016-01-18)
4,418 reads
Your SQL Server is Bored: What Low Wait Times Mean
In which you ask your assistant to fetch your coffee, and time them.
2018-10-19
3,120 reads
Auditing the password changes using LOGIN_CHANGE_PASSWORD_GROUP Server
Auditing the password changes using LOGIN_CHANGE_PASSWORD_GROUP Server Level Audit Group.
2018-10-18
4,924 reads
Blogs
Understanding Fabric Ontology
By James Serra
What problem is Fabric Ontology trying to solve? For years, most data conversations have...
QUOTENAME Basics: #SQLNewBlogger
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Recently I ran across some code that used a lot of QUOTENAME() calls. A...
When growing companies outgrow Excel
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There are some telltale signs that your growing business has outgrown Excel for your...
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QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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