What happens when your AI coding agent starts a database on its own
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2026-10-19
Additional Articles
Explanation of SQL Server IO and Latches
I eventually found an explanation for this error message that, while not completely satisfactory, did lead me to diagnose wider-reaching I/O issues on the affected instance and led me to a better understanding of latching in general.
2026-10-16
Should your SQL Server database use foreign key constraints?
Should SQL Server databases enforce foreign key constraints? A veteran DBA breaks down the real arguments
2026-10-14
Simple way to export SQL Server data to Text Files
Since the transition from DTS to SSIS, I have found myself looking for alternative ways to do simple tasks such as exporting data from SQL Server into text files. SSIS is a far more powerful tool than DTS, but I generally try to stay away from it for simple operations. With the combination of a few T-SQL commands this tip shows you a simple way to export data to text files.
2026-10-12
How a Microsoft-signed SQL Server stored procedure lets sysadmins bypass disabled xp_cmdshell
Discover how a Microsoft-signed system procedure bypasses SQL Server's disabled xp_cmdshell setting - plus detection and mitigation steps for defenders
2026-10-09
“But NOLOCK won’t hurt me if I’m using an index!”
NOLOCK is bad and you probably shouldn't use it, but every time I mention that publicly, the pushback just keeps coming. I don't know why people so firmly believe that their situation couldn't possibly be affected by bad/random data from NOLOCK.
2026-10-07
Using Friendly Names for SQL Servers via DNS
At my organization, servers have a very cryptic name or a name where you can’t immediately tell the function. For instance, Amazon is the name of the SQL Server which our SharePoint uses as a back-end and Nile is the SQL Server hosting the databases for our HR application. This isn’t intuitive and it makes upgrading the servers a challenge because we always have to go back and touch the applications
2026-10-05
How to mirror data from SQL Server to Microsoft Fabric: complete guide
Learn all about Microsoft Fabric mirroring for SQL Server: how it works, what's new in 2025, setup, limitations, and troubleshooting
2026-10-02
Database Animations: Stop Using Page Splits to Justify Lowering Fill Factor.
You're looking at page split numbers in a monitoring tool or Perfmon, and you've heard that page splits are bad, so you're lowering fill factor, expecting your page splits to go down.
2026-09-30
Why SQL Server’s default trigger execution model is a security flaw – and what Microsoft should do about it
The situation raises a question I’ve been thinking for a while: why does SQL Server allow trigger code to inherit the privileges of whichever principal happens to fire it?
2026-09-28
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T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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