Solving Real Problems
Today we have a guest editorial where Grant talks about being effective and practical in your world.
2020-09-17
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Grant Fritchey
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Emergency Preparedness
Being prepared for things to go wrong is important, more so these days than in much of our past.
2020-09-04
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Extended Events: Filter on Stored Procedure Name
I just received a question about Extended Events: What about filtering on the stored procedure name. You know I love writing and talking about Extended Events. The answer is,...
2020-09-04 (first published: 2020-08-24)
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Learning Isn’t Easy, But It’s Vital
This week Grant notes that we need to work on our learning skills, especially as the world continues to drive forward.
2020-08-29
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Azure SQL Database Automatic Tuning
I really like the automatic tuning aspect of Azure SQL Database. This post is not a full explanation and demo. Instead, I want to point out a small point...
2020-08-27 (first published: 2020-08-17)
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My First Hand-built AWS CodePipeline
I’ve just completed my first, successful, AWS CodePipeline. I’m sorry to say it took me weeks to figure out just how simple this was. Frankly, it’s embarrassing. I already...
2020-08-19 (first published: 2020-08-10)
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Capturing Queries Can Be a Pain
The moment you decide you want to monitor your SQL Server instance for query behavior, you’re going to be forced to make a bunch of choices. Further, all these...
2020-08-11 (first published: 2020-08-03)
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Database Fundamentals #28: Creating a Primary Key Using T-SQL
There are actually a couple of ways to create a primary key with T-SQL. You can use the ALTER TABLE script to add a primary key to an existing...
2020-08-06 (first published: 2020-07-28)
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2020-08-01
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Announcing: AWS Community Builders
I’m excited to be able to announce that the AWS Community Builders, a new program for those who help out with AWS technologies, has been launched. You can read...
2020-07-30
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Blogs
Installing Old Versions of PowerShell Modules with Their Dependencies
By alevyinroc
I don’t recall where this came up (probably in SQLSlack), but I had a...
In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
By Steve Jones
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to...
Leading Through the Noise: Harnessing Data in the Age of Digital Overload
By Chris Yates
The New Leadership Frontier In today’s digital landscape, leaders are no longer just visionaries....
Forums
taking the rcsi dive
Hi, we put together an extract that runs every 15 minutes against what i...
Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2022
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Minimum Change Tracking Retention
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Question of the Day
Minimum Change Tracking Retention
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=xxx);What is the minimum amount of time I can set? See possible answers