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
101,134 reads
- 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
3,425 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
1,062 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
1,152 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
16,959 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
3,281 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
1,142 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
5,646 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
883 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
1,043 reads
Blogs
Generating Random Strings with GenAI
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been experimenting with in AI is taking things other...
Heading to SQL Bits 2025
By Steve Jones
I’ll be at SQL Bits tomorrow, Saturday Jun 20, 2025 for the final day...
Exploring the Next Gen General Purpose Tier in Azure SQL Managed Instance
By John
In a recent video, I took a hands-on look at the Next Gen General...
Forums
SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant value...
Full error message: SSRS error: The Value for the image 'Image1' has a constant...
XML_COMPRESSION for existing tables
We are in the process of upgrading to SQL Server 2022 and would like...
How to Choose the Right Tool for MS SQL to PostgreSQL Migration
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Choose the Right...
Question of the Day
Adding Defaults
I have a table, called dbo.logger, in SQL Server 2022. I decide to add two new columns to this table with this code.
ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD CreateDate DATETIME CONSTRAINT dfGetDate DEFAULT GETDATE() GO ALTER TABLE dbo.logger ADD ModifyDate DATETIME DEFAULT dfGetDate GOWhat happens when I run these two batches? See possible answers