When I get stumped I ….
I work with a reasonably large team of DBAs. There are 9 of us and we support not only 70+...
2012-10-02
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Kenneth Fisher
DBMail on a cluster
I’ve always found clusters a pain in the neck. For my latest pain I just spent the last 2 days...
2012-09-26
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Using a TVP instead of Dynamic SQL to pass a list into a SP
A couple of days ago I read Steve Jones’ blog on creating a user defined table type. This reminded me...
2012-09-25
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Funny results from OPTIMIZE FOR AD HOC WORKLOADS
I recently turned on OPTIMIZE FOR AD HOC WORKLOADS for the first time on one of my servers. When I...
2012-09-18
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2012-09-13
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EXECUTE AS USER = ‘Somebody else’
As a database administrator I get lots of security requests. “Please grant me read authority on this table, write on that table,...
2012-09-10
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2012-09-07
2,799 reads
sp_helptext
My manager has been quietly laughing under his breath at me for years. Usually because I much prefer queries and...
2012-09-02
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At Startup SSMS setting
I came across this handy dandy little setting earlier this year. It was well hidden from me, by which I...
2012-08-27
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keyword DEFAULT
In 12 years of working with SQL it was only last year that I came across the keyword DEFAULT and...
2012-08-20
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Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
Forums
does anyone used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit
Could you please let me know if anyone is used https://github.com/ktaranov/sqlserver-kit github for deployment...
How Can Database Performance Improve the Overall Website Experience?
I’ve been looking into ways to improve the connection between a website and its...
When And How to Automate?
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Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
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