SQL Server A to Z – Waits
In the world of SQL Server, a process is either running, runnable, or waiting. A running process is, obviously, running;...
2011-11-28
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Colleen M. Morrow
Optimizing Backup Performance
If your environment is anything like mine, backups are usually not allocated the speediest disk. Generally speaking, those disks are...
2011-11-22
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SQL Server A to Z – Views
Happy Wednesday folks! Hope everyone’s having a great week. This episode of SQL Server A to Z is brought to...
2011-11-16
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Creating a Transaction Log Full Alert
When I was a kid, my mom had an old cookie-tin in which she kept her sewing supplies. On the...
2011-11-10
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SQL Server A to Z – User-Defined Functions
The alphabet is quickly winding down (so sad). We’re up to the letter U and that stands for User-defined functions.
What...
2011-11-07
1,327 reads
SQL Tribal Knowledge
Ever felt like trying your hand at writing? November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for our savvy readers). ...
2011-11-04
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DDL Auditing presentation – feedback
Well, I finally got the feedback from my SQL Audit presentation last month, and I’m very pleased. Ok, more than...
2011-11-03
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PASS Summit 2012
Yes, I know you just got back from the 2011 Summit. Kinda like I just got back from vacation. But...
2011-10-31
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Blogs
FDD 2023 – Session Materials
You can find the slides for my session at Future Data Driven summit at...
Quick Filtering in SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I saw someone limit the databases they see in SSMS, which isn’t something I...
Penetration Testing your SQL Server, Part 1 – The Recon Mission
Since witnessing a rather nasty cyber attack around a year ago, I’ve been thinking...
Forums
Convert Binary or Hex field to show text information
Hi all, I have an SQL database table with events, and within it a...
Write https request to azure blobstorage
Hi All, I have been trying to download a csv file which is produced...
High tempdb usage alternatives
Hi We have an stored procedure which runs frequently and it contain logic in...
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