Kenneth Fisher

My name is Kenneth Fisher and I am Senior DBA for a large (multi-national) insurance company. I have been working with databases for over 20 years starting with Clarion and Foxpro. I’ve been working with SQL Server for 12 years but have only really started “studying” the subject for the last 3. I don’t have any real "specialities" but I enjoy trouble shooting and teaching. Thus far I’ve earned by MCITP Database Administrator 2008, MCTS Database Administrator 2005, and MCTS Database Developer 2008. I’m currently studying for my MCITP Database Developer 2008 and should start in on the 2012 exams next year. My blog is at https://sqlstudies.com/.

Using DTEXECUI to generate a DTEXEC command line statement the easy way

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

SSIS is one of those tools that I love and hate at the same time. It’s a great ETL tool...

2013-08-05 (first published: 2013-07-31)

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Generic Dynamic SQL Stored Procedure

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Recently I came across a post on http://www.StackOverflow.com that basically asked how to write a generic stored procedure to handle...

2013-07-31 (first published: 2013-07-22)

3,606 reads

Notes on debugging Database Mail problems

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I’ve had to debug database mail problems several times over the last year or so. Below is a collection of...

2013-07-29

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I’m going to my first SQL Saturday!

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I got to go to the Pass Summit in 2011 and had a fantastic time despite some travel issues caused...

2013-07-24

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Scripting a partitioned table or index, a caution.

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I was researching a problem with a partitioned table that had somehow become unpartitioned and discovered something rather interesting.
First here...

2013-07-22 (first published: 2013-07-15)

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Amusing SQL Trick – Hide yourself from SQL Server

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I make a point of reading DBAReactions on a fairly regular basis and today while reading it I was lead...

2013-07-17

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Ordering steps in a SQL Agent job

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Generally if I need to do any form of complicated control flow I’ll end up using SSIS, however there is...

2013-07-15 (first published: 2013-07-08)

2,195 reads

Writing Dynamic SQL (A how to)

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

A little while back I wrote Best practice recommendations for writing Dynamic SQL where I made a number of suggestions...

2013-07-01

2,723 reads

Using OUTPUT to back up a change

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

How will you back out if your change doesn’t work?! Always take a backup! There should always be a back...

2013-06-26

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Metadata Functions (OBJECT_NAME for example)

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

What is a metadata function? According to BOL a metadata function is one that returns data about the database or...

2013-06-24

830 reads

Blogs

A New Word: Dolorblindness

dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...

Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files

I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...

PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI

I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...

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GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server

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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA

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Changing the AG Listener

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Changing the AG Listener

In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?

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