Multiple query plans for the same query?
A while back i was creating a stored procedure to be used for pulling data from the SQL Server into...
2011-10-25
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When was SQL Server restarted?
One of the main goals with this blog is to write stuff when we learn / discover new things or smarter...
2011-10-18
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Dude, Where is my memory?
We all know that SQL Server loves memory, and in my opinion SQL Server can never have to much RAM....
2011-10-11
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Index usage
Last week I blogged about how to get help identifying possible missing indexes by using some of the DMV’s provided...
2011-10-04
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Missing indexes
One of the most common things I encounter when asked to help with performance problems, is wrong or inadequate indexing....
2011-09-27
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How to monitor number of VLF’s in your database
A few weeks back we did a blog post about a file grow bug that has been fixed with SQL...
2011-09-20
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T-SQL Function: EOMONTH
We have all been in a situation where we had to get the last day of the month with T-SQL....
2011-09-13
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Blog Series: T-SQL Enhancements
Three months back in this blog post – T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server Denali (2011) – we promised to do a series...
2011-09-06
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New LOGICAL functions in SQL Server Denali
IFF Function
If you are an old Access or Excel “developer” you know this one. This is not a function I...
2011-09-06
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T-SQL Enhancements: FIRST_VALUE() and LAST_VALUE()
A couple a weeks ago I blogged about a few of the enhancements in the OVER clause, and now I...
2011-08-30
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Blogs
The First Steps: Understanding the Basics of FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out...
Monday Monitor Tips: AI Query Analysis
By Steve Jones
AI is everywhere. It’s in the news, it’s being added to every product, management...
AI: Blog a Day – Day 8: RAG – Retrieval Augmented Generation
By Vinay Thakur
RAG — Retrieval Augmented Generation. we have covered so far — embeddings, vectors, vector...
Forums
would it be so terrible to install ssms on a few user desktops?
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I'm thinking about submitting some articles
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Not Just an Upgrade
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers