Bad Idea Cowboy Hat: Using a foreign key to prevent updates
When I decided to rip off of Brent Ozar’s (b/t) Bad Idea Jeans series (yes I asked) I decided that ... Continue reading
2019-06-06 (first published: 2019-05-20)
1,007 reads
Kenneth Fisher
SQL Homework – June 2019 – Property functions
Yep. It’s time for your monthly homework session. You’ve finished last months right? Please turn it in over there. This ... Continue reading
2019-06-03
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I’m moving my permissions scripts to GitHub
I’ve written very few things that I’m more proud of than my permissions scripts, sp_SrvPermissions and sp_DBPermissions. These scripts are ... Continue reading
2019-05-30
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How was it done back in the day? T-SQL Tuesday #114
It’s TSQL Tuesday and Matthew McGiffen (b/t) is our host with a subject near and dear to my heart. Puzzles! ... Continue reading
2019-05-27 (first published: 2019-05-14)
491 reads
db_owner in msdb == sysadmin
This doesn’t require much in the way discussion. This isn’t exactly a huge issue since I don’t think granting db_owner ... Continue reading
2019-05-22 (first published: 2019-05-06)
553 reads
Security Learning Pathway at PASS Summit.
This year PASS is trying something new at PASS Summit. There are going to be Learning Pathways. A learning pathway ... Continue reading
2019-05-17
19 reads
What do you get with a Free account in #Azure?
The first thing I want to do is say thank you to Michael Crump (b/t). He tweeted out this: What ... Continue reading
2019-05-08 (first published: 2019-04-29)
1,247 reads
Why am I getting an NT AUTHORITYANONYMOUS error when creating or altering a stored procedure?
If you have to deal with linked servers then you probably have or will run into the following error: Login ... Continue reading
2019-05-08
100 reads
Shrinking a large database with limited outage windows
Yes, I realize you shouldn’t shrink your database (data files or log files), but I recently had a case where ... Continue reading
2019-05-06 (first published: 2019-04-22)
1,621 reads
SQL Homework – May 2019 – SQLCMD and the DAC
Yes, it’s that time again. Time to do your homework. This month your homework is to set up the DAC ... Continue reading
2019-05-01
31 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
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The SQL Server Date Magic: When CAST and CONVERT Keep Your Index Seek
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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