RDS Connectivity
I travel quite a lot for work. Most of it is in the US and Europe, but I get around to other places as well. Most of the time,...
2024-10-21 (first published: 2024-10-07)
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Grant Fritchey
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Are We Dinosaurs?
Let's talk about the elephant in the room right up front. Yes, I'm old. I remember when Buck Woody was a little tyke on the day the last of the Tyranosaurs died (I'm older than Buck). So, I'm not asking if I'm old. Yes. I'm old. No, I'm asking if that massive meteor strike over […]
2024-10-19
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The Only Valid Test of a Backup is a Restore
Please, let me reiterate: The only valid test of a backup is a restore. THE ONLY VALID TEST OF A BACKUP IS A RESTORE. I’m happy that you have...
2024-10-16 (first published: 2024-09-30)
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Additional Use for sp_statement_completed
Another discussion in Gothenburg (such a great group of people) around Extended Events lead to a (admittedly, tiny) idea for an additional use for sp_statement_completed. The basics for sp_statement_completed...
2024-10-09 (first published: 2024-09-23)
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Can You See Who Forced a Plan
I had an excellent group of people in Gothenburg Sweden when I taught there and I was asked: Can You See Who Forced a Plan? I didn’t know the...
2024-09-25 (first published: 2024-09-16)
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2024-09-21
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Missing Columns in Extended Events Live Data Explorer
Let me be extremely clear up front, this is not my original work. I saw this post on DBA.StackExchange.com and I wanted to share and promote it. Nice work...
2024-09-18 (first published: 2024-09-02)
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AWS RDS PostgreSQL Restore to a Point in Time
One of the single biggest reasons to go with a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering like AWS RDS are the things it does for you, like making it...
2024-09-13 (first published: 2024-08-26)
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What Are the Most Common Blockers to Adopting SQL Server Extended Events?
Yeah, stupid long title. It’s a question I put to several different AI engines. I’m curious what the aggregated knowledge of the internet has to say on the topic...
2024-09-09 (first published: 2024-08-19)
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State of the Database Landscape Survey 2024
Hello all! This post is nothing but a simple request. Please, if you have a few spare minutes, meander on over to this link and fill out the State...
2024-09-04 (first published: 2024-08-13)
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Blogs
Mastering the ORDER BY Clause in SQL Window Functions
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the ORDER BY clause within SQL window...
SQL Data Pipelines: The Ultimate Guide to Streamlining Your Data Flow
Want to build a data analytics foundation that transforms raw data into valuable business...
Using SQL Compare in Read-Only Databases
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
Forums
Logging from application to SQL server 2014..Using ODBC driver 18 for SQL SERVER
I'm using the below connection string using providing UserID and password on their respective...
Knowing Your Total Reward
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