ALTER AUTHORIZATION sql to change owner of a database
ALTER AUTHORIZATION changes the ownership of entities . Server level entity ownership can be changed to server- level principals. Database level...
2011-09-27
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- Interests: Performance Tuning Database Servers, Running and Coffee
Performance Monitor Counters for SQL Server performance testing
I posted “Window Perfmon scripting, SQL Server perfmon and how to perfmon” which refers to a performance monitor counters.
The perfmon counters...
2011-09-23
3,430 reads
SSIS version in SQL Server
Integration Services is the management interface for SSIS packages. SQL Server uses the “MsDtsSrvr.exe” for executing packages
To highlight the point,...
2011-09-22
1,067 reads
Migrating to SQL Server from another Database platform
Migrating to SQL Server from another Database platform has a number of considerations
1) Create an inventory of existing applications. Separate into...
2011-09-20
1,159 reads
Import Data from AS400 to SQL Server
The process to import data from AS400 uses a SQL Server Linked server. The Linked Server points to an ODBC...
2011-09-16
17,089 reads
Powershell , Excel charts and data presentation
The topic for T-SQL Tuesday is Data Presentation. Powershell to Excel is a a good way to presenting data, and...
2011-09-13
3,287 reads
SQL Server Quiz – the last time a stored procedure was executed
A developer rushes up to you and asks "can you tell me the last time this stored procedure was executed?"....
2011-09-13
1,148 reads
TPC-H generate test data , test queries and sql database benchmark
This is a followup on my earlier post ofSQL Server test data generation testing tools.
I had some requests for my...
2011-09-08
5,650 reads
Database Cost Savings
I watched a video recently by Forester Research , discussing Database Cost Savings. The video was intended for IT decision makers,...
2011-09-05
887 reads
Server sudden shutdown unavailable
It’s not always straightforward to diagnose a server problem. You look through the SQL Server Logs and Event Viewer for...
2011-09-03
1,045 reads
Blogs
Identity Columns Can’t Be Updated: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I’m not sure I knew identity column values could not be updated. I ran...
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Forums
Can someone please explain what happens?
I have mentioned this several times over several years. Can someone please help me...
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT) returns null when nothing is found instead of 0
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT Component) AS Found FROM tblComponents WHERE(Component NOT LIKE '%[a-z]%') AND(LTRIM(RTRIM(Component)) = 'GM13622')...
Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Remotely Engineer Fabric Lakehouse objects:...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results? See possible answers