When starting out with PowerShell, it is hard to escape from the detail to work out the best strategy for creating scripts. Laerte Junior explains how, when and why it pays to think in terms of versatile functions to meet varying demands.
2016-02-01
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This article talks about using the statistical program, R, for applying simple statistics against data in Microsoft SQL Server.
2016-01-29 (first published: 2014-03-10)
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One of the most important features of the SQL Server 2016's new Query Store is the reporting. With these features, it is now possible to get a wealth of information on how your query workload is performing, either aggregated for the entire query workload or for a single query. With this information, you can see the effects of 'forcing' an execution plan for specific queries and get feedback of the consequences.
2016-01-29
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rsNeatPublish: Toolset to automate deployment of all SSRS 2008R2/12/14/16 objects
2016-01-28
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Tim Smith shows how using PowerShell can be an effective way to track SQL Server snapshot and transactional replication counts for sources and destinations.
2016-01-28
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2016-01-27
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We suspect there are some issues with our disk subsystem and would like to be alerted by email if SQL Server encounters any corruption in any of the data files that reside on the disk in question. How can we add this automated monitoring?
2016-01-27
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SQL is unusual is that data is not passively stored. Instead you use declarative SQL to specify the rules that underlie the data and its integrity. When used properly, constraints can avoid having to provide a lot of logic elsewhere. CHECK() and DEFAULT can do a lot to ensure that your data is correct
2016-01-26
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Are you using Ola Hallengren's Maintenance Solution? Here's a Python script that helps you keep track of your backup file inventory.
2016-01-25
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I/O latch can cause session delays that impact application performance. This white paper describes the procedures and common I/O latch issues when migrating to Hekaton in SQL Server 2014. It also includes challenges that occurred during the migration and the performance analysis at different stages.
2016-01-25
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By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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