SQL Homework – January 2017 – Inspect an Execution Plan
It’s a new year and yet education never ends. So this month let’s take a look at an important part...
2018-01-10 (first published: 2018-01-03)
2,502 reads
Kenneth Fisher
A Solution for Squirrely SQL Server Security: TSQL Tuesday #98
It’s the first T-SQL Tuesday of the year! Arun Sirpal (b/t) is our host this month. Thanks, Arun! The subject...
2018-01-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #97 – Setting learning goals for 2018
T-SQL Tuesday. Each month a different blogger hosts Adam Machanic’s (b/t) blog party. The host comes up with a topic...
2018-01-01 (first published: 2017-12-12)
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What is impersonation for?
I was doing some research on impersonation the other day, and among other things, I ran across a forum question...
2017-12-27
800 reads
Making music with Powershell
Happy holidays everyone! Ok, this isn’t even remotely related to SQL Server but it sounded fun. I found someone playing...
2017-12-20
974 reads
Restrict the usage of a SQL Server Authenticated Application Id
SQL Server login ids may not be the most secure thing in the world but they are likely to be...
2017-12-18 (first published: 2017-12-06)
1,728 reads
When do usernames and passwords belong in connection strings
tl;dr: When using a windows or active directory authenticated id you do not put the username or password into your...
2017-12-18
716 reads
How to: Create an Azure VM with SQL Server using a default template
One of the really cool things about the cloud is how quickly you can spin up a new machine to...
2017-12-14
535 reads
Closing all of the connections to a database
Doing a database restore may not be the most common task a database professional will ever do, but it’s a...
2017-12-07 (first published: 2017-11-27)
7,602 reads
SQL Homework – December 2017 – View the log
Last homework of the year. Last month was to create a view. This month it’s time to take a look...
2017-12-04
318 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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