Mixed page allocation
MIXED_PAGE_ALLOCATION is a new option introduced with SQL Server 2016. It controls whether the database can create initial pages using a mixed extent for the first eight pages of...
2017-04-08
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Igor Micev
Mixed page allocation
MIXED_PAGE_ALLOCATION is a new option introduced with SQL Server 2016. It controls whether the database can create initial pages using a mixed extent for the first eight pages of...
2017-04-08
7 reads
2017-03-30
1,447 reads
SQL Server: DBCC CHECKDB Command with Complete Explanation
SQL Server is used widely for the management of database. It is possible that the data gets corrupt due to...
2017-03-17
2,484 reads
A rare Reporting services issue
This post is about a reporting services configuration issue that you will face after changing the database server name. I’ve...
2017-03-10
270 reads
A rare Reporting services issue
This post is about a reporting services configuration issue that you will face after changing the database server name. I’ve blogged about Changing SQL Server name and warned on...
2017-03-10
6 reads
A rare Reporting services issue
This post is about a reporting services configuration issue that you will face after changing the database server name. I’ve blogged about Changing SQL Server name and warned on...
2017-03-10
5 reads
INPUT and OUTPUT type parameters in stored procedures
Output-only parameters do not exist in the T-SQL procedures. They are all either input-only or input/output.
The OUTPUT keyword in the...
2017-03-07
383 reads
INPUT and OUTPUT type parameters in stored procedures
Output-only parameters do not exist in the T-SQL procedures. They are all either input-only or input/output. The OUTPUT keyword in the procedure’s definition or its invocation, designates the input/output...
2017-03-07
12 reads
INPUT and OUTPUT type parameters in stored procedures
Output-only parameters do not exist in the T-SQL procedures. They are all either input-only or input/output. The OUTPUT keyword in the procedure’s definition or its invocation, designates the input/output...
2017-03-07
16 reads
Blogs
Learn Better: Pause to Review More
By Brian Kelley
If you want to learn better, pause more in your learning to intentionally review.
Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-Gen: Bring on the IOPS
By John
If you’ve used Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose, you know the drill: to...
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Forums
Two foreign keys to the same table. Can't cascade deletes.
Not sure if this is really a relational theory question but it seems about...
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers