7th Anniversary
7 years ago today I posted my very first blog post and I’ll tell you it’s been a heck of ... Continue reading
2019-08-20
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Kenneth Fisher
SQL Homework – August 2019 – Getting the data out
Everything else aside two of the most important tasks of a database are to get data in, and get data ... Continue reading
2019-08-16 (first published: 2019-08-05)
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When Have You Used MOT Tables? T-SQL Tuesday #117
Steve Jones (b/t) is our host for T-SQL Tuesday and in case you didn’t know has taken over running T-SQL ... Continue reading
2019-08-13
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Is it just me or does msdb feel a lot like a user database?
When you think of system databases, tables, etc there are a number of things you might think of. Necessary to ... Continue reading
2019-08-07 (first published: 2019-07-17)
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Short circuiting an AND
The other day I did a post on how an OR short circuts. It was a somewhat unusual type of ... Continue reading
2019-08-06 (first published: 2019-07-15)
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Learning Powershell with Show-Command
Years ago I blogged about how I like to use the SSMS scripting feature to learn how to do things. ... Continue reading
2019-08-01 (first published: 2019-07-11)
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Header Query Crossword
I did an interesting form of crossword recently and since I haven’t done one in a while I figured this ... Continue reading
2019-07-31
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Optional vs Required parameters in Stored Procedures
If you are executing a stored procedure with a bunch of parameters it can be a bit of a pain ... Continue reading
2019-07-29
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Custom error messages
I’m sure lots of you have used the function RAISERROR to handle an error caused by your code. The problem ... Continue reading
2019-07-24
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Current database vs database locks
I have a lot of co-workers who use sp_who and sp_who2 to see who’s in a given database. This is ... Continue reading
2019-07-22
299 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Analysis Services Model w/ Direct Query and (Default Veritpaq)
Analysis Services (either the integrated workspace in Power BI or on a SQL Server)...
Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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