Certifications: What are they good for?
Reblogged from SQL Studies: Since Microsoft decided to drop the MCM/MCA program there has been an enormous amount of discussion...
2013-09-16
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Reblogged from SQL Studies: Since Microsoft decided to drop the MCM/MCA program there has been an enormous amount of discussion...
2013-09-16
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Reblogged from SQL Server Portal: I came across this query many times and most often we need the previous row...
2013-09-16
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This lesson is the third and last part of topic for Managing Data which covers 20% of the certification exam....
2013-09-08
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This topic is the second part for lesson Manage Data which covers 20% of the examination. Understanding Backup Types SQL...
2013-09-01
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This review topic is part of Managing Data lesson which covers 20% of the certification exam. SQL Server Agent enables...
2013-08-31
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More than running sp_who2, which gives you more information than the good ol’ sp_who, or querying sys.dm_exec_sessions to check all...
2013-08-24
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When doing any kind of troubleshooting in your SQL Server first thing you ask is who is currently connected to...
2013-08-24
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I have a setup of Central Management Servers in my SQL Server and it’s been a big help to me...
2013-08-14
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This review topic is still covered under the Optimize and Troubleshoot SQL Server lesson which covers 14% of the exam....
2013-08-13
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Prior to building and deploying your SSIS project to the SQL SSIS server, you need to build and create a...
2013-08-02
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By Steve Jones
ecstatic shock – n. a surge of energy upon catching a glimpse from someone...
By Chris Yates
The New Arena of Leadership The role of the Chief Data Officer is no...
Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Lessons from the Postmark-MCP Backdoor
Just saw the "Azure Extension for SQL Server" Does anyone has experience with it?...
I've noticed several instances of what looks like a recursive insert with the format:...
I have a table with this data:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 2 2 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 3 3 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 4 4 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 5 5 2025-01-01 2025-01-06I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( TravelLogID, CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17') SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFFI now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog) GO INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17') GOWhat is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025? See possible answers