SQL Server 2014 SP1 released, and revoked
Just a brief note today to point to an article by Time Ford on SQLMag.com announcing that SQL Server 2014 SP1 has...
2015-04-16
629 reads
Jen McCown
SSMS regular expressions: format text into a block
Sean’s RegEx for DBAs class must be finally sinking in for me. Today I was able to figure out a...
2015-04-07
506 reads
Connect the Nots
Today I learned that you can’t adjust the font size in SQL Server Management Studio’s Object Explorer pane. Nor registered...
2015-04-02
612 reads
“Thing IS NOT NULL” isn’t the same as “Thing != NULL”
I’ve talked about NULLs before. (Ref: Here’s a bit on ISNULL(), and here’s one about understanding NULL at a basic level.)...
2015-03-16
576 reads
Fun-fun-fun in the London sun (and Cardiff, and Exeter!)
We’re in London right now for SQLBits, which has been ABSOLUTELY LOVELY so far. If you happen to’ve seen our...
2015-03-06
440 reads
Powershell to Robocopy files (say, to back up your computer to protect against CryptoWall trojan)
We were having a good time on DBAs@Midnight, when Sean got a weird pop up message that said all his...
2015-02-07
1,114 reads
Minion Reindex 1.1 Release (and re-release)
We released Minion Reindex version 1.1 last week. The changes are fairly small: Made sure Minion Reindex handles all nonstandard naming...
2015-01-29
1,253 reads
Video: A Better Way to Reindex
Sean presented A BETTER WAY TO REINDEX for the Performance Virtual Chapter. Here are links to the video, and to...
2015-01-23
1,929 reads
Create a clustered index and a primary key on existing tables
It’s the simple things in life that can trip people up. I find that creating primary keys and clustered indexes...
2014-12-15
643 reads
Just an idea: Bare Bones SQL
I’m reading Andy Warren’s excellent essay “Thoughts on raising funds and spending funds for PASS chapters”, and it’s bringing together...
2014-11-13
862 reads
Blogs
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
dataMinds Connect 2025 – Slides & Scripts
You can find all the session materials for the presentation “Indexing for Dummies” that...
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DBCC CHECKIDENT
What is returned as a result set when I run this command without a new seed value?
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