What’s in a partition?
In my last post on partitioning I used the $Partition command in passing. I’ve been thinking it deserves a bit...
2017-05-22
506 reads
Kenneth Fisher
Partitioning on a nullable column
tl;dr; If you are SWITCHing data into a table and the partitioning column is nullable you will need to add...
2017-05-17 (first published: 2017-05-03)
2,061 reads
T-SQL FizzBuzz
I was looking around for something to write about this evening and came across one of Russ Thomas’ (b/t) old...
2017-05-17
2,865 reads
Why shouldn’t I shrink my database log file?
TL;DR: It’s pretty pointless and can cause performance issues.
Let’s start by asking why you might want to shrink your log....
2017-05-15
480 reads
Simple Security Report
Quite a while ago I created a couple of little security scripts to help me out with permissions research. Over...
2017-05-12 (first published: 2017-05-01)
2,275 reads
Dynamic SQL and the joys of QUOTENAME
I’m a big fan of dynamic SQL. In the past I’ve written a How to, a Best Practices and even...
2017-05-11
605 reads
Continuous Integration
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again! This month we are being hosted by James Anderson (b/t). Thanks James! He has asked us...
2017-05-09
417 reads
Why is a Windows authenticated login more secure than a SQL authenticated one?
I had this question come up at work the other day and while I knew it was true I wasn’t...
2017-05-08 (first published: 2017-04-26)
3,769 reads
SSMS Tips: Copy Full Path
When you right click on a tab you’ll see a number of different options. You can set up new horizontal...
2017-04-24
382 reads
When should I add an index?
We all know indexes are good and I’m hoping everyone knows you can have too many indexes. That means we...
2017-04-21 (first published: 2017-04-19)
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers