#PowershellBasics: Multiple run spaces in ISE
As you know from the last few posts, I’m in a class on Powershell. One of the first things we ... Continue reading
2019-10-23 (first published: 2019-10-16)
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Kenneth Fisher
Want to be more comfortable with the Extended Events Viewer?
I’ll admit, I’m a lot more comfortable with tracing and the profiler than I am with EE (extended events) and ... Continue reading
2019-10-23
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#PowershellBasics: The Windows Powershell icon in the task bar also lets you run Powershell ISE.
I don’t know about you, but I like having the tools that I’m likely to use on my taskbar. That ... Continue reading
2019-10-14
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SQL Homework – October 2019 – Code review (self and peer)
Every database person I’ve ever met writes at least some code at some point in their career. That code might ... Continue reading
2019-10-14 (first published: 2019-10-02)
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Using 3rd party tools. T-SQL Tuesday #119
It’s that time again! Alex Yates (b/t) has asked us to discuss a time in tech when we’ve changed our ... Continue reading
2019-10-11 (first published: 2019-10-08)
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#PowershellBasics: Powershell vs Powershell Core
I’m taking a Powershell class this week and I have to say the teacher is one of the best I’ve ... Continue reading
2019-10-10
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Debugging techniques (focusing on T-SQL)
tl;dr; Add PRINT and/or SELECT statements. Comment/uncomment out pieces of code to isolate problems. Change INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statements to SELECTs. Disclaimer: ... Continue reading
2019-10-07 (first published: 2019-09-23)
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DBA Myths: CHECKDB runs on startup.
If you look at your error log you’ll (hopefully) see entries like this shortly after the instance startup: CHECKDB for ... Continue reading
2019-09-30 (first published: 2019-09-16)
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2019-09-30
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Blogging and coding best practices
I had a discussion a while back, I think it was with Grant Fritchey (b/t) but I just can’t remember. ... Continue reading
2019-09-25
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Blogs
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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