Reload a table quickly.
Sometimes loading new data or even changes into a table just isn’t going to work. You need a complete reload....
2016-11-28 (first published: 2016-11-21)
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Kenneth Fisher
It greatly pleases me to announce, HAL0003!
I while back as part of a T-SQL Tuesday post I created HAL0001, then later HAL0002 with a long-term goal...
2016-11-23
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When was my index created or at least last updated?
SQL Server stores a create date and a change date for each object in the sys.objects system view.
Unfortunately while...
2016-11-21 (first published: 2016-11-14)
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2016-11-17
3,084 reads
SQLSkills waits and latches library
SQLSkills is an amazing resource for the SQL Server community. Between their blogs, white papers, and the SQLSkills Insider emails...
2016-11-16
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Is it safe to grant Administer Bulk Operations?
First I guess we had best start with definitions right? The permission Administer Bulk Operations and the role bulkadmin are...
2016-11-14 (first published: 2016-11-10)
2,141 reads
TSQL Tuesday #84: Zip to Speaker
Well, it’s that time of the month again. It’s T-SQL Tuesday yet again, and this time round it’s Andy Yun (b/t)...
2016-11-08
465 reads
The Halloween Problem
DBA: Help me! Help me! It’s Halloween! I have a problem! Oh won’t you please help me!
Ok, so that’s really...
2016-11-07 (first published: 2016-10-31)
2,714 reads
New indexes, hypothetically
I saw something like this the other day. My first thought was “Hu, never seen that before.” My second thought...
2016-11-02
852 reads
It’s a small world
As I write this we are packing to leave for Disney World, where my family and I will spend close...
2016-10-26
372 reads
Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale...
The Challenge of AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Challenge of AI, which...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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