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
100,705 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
3,422 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
1,058 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
16,797 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
3,273 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
1,140 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
5,641 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
1,041 reads
Blogs
How to Learn SQL Without Quitting Your Day Job
Juggling meetings, deadlines, and family? Yeah, learning SQL might seem like climbing Mount Everest...
SQL Server 2025
By Vinay Thakur
Microsoft announced on November 2024 a preview for SQL Server 2025 another major release...
Advice I Like: Apologies
By Steve Jones
How to apologize: quickly, specifically, sincerely. Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse –...
Forums
SQL Clustered Resource in online pending for about 3-5 mins before coming online
Hello! SQL Clustered resource used to come online during manual or automatic failover in...
SQL Query to use in MS SSRS server to give you your report structure.
Code that can be used in order to create dashboard or SSRS report on...
Temp table security
So, I have an interesting situation that I need a double-check on. One of...
Question of the Day
Escaping Like I
I have this data in a SQL Server 2022 table:
PlayerIDPlayerNamePlayerStatus 1The \%ChampActive 2The ChampActive 3The_ChampionActive 4The__ChampionActive 5The\_ChampActiveHow many rows are returned by this code in SQL Server 2022?
select PlayerName from player where playername like 'The\_C%' escape '\'See possible answers