Reload a table quickly.
Sometimes loading new data or even changes into a table just isn’t going to work. You need a complete reload....
2016-11-28 (first published: 2016-11-21)
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Kenneth Fisher
It greatly pleases me to announce, HAL0003!
I while back as part of a T-SQL Tuesday post I created HAL0001, then later HAL0002 with a long-term goal...
2016-11-23
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When was my index created or at least last updated?
SQL Server stores a create date and a change date for each object in the sys.objects system view.
Unfortunately while...
2016-11-21 (first published: 2016-11-14)
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2016-11-17
3,121 reads
SQLSkills waits and latches library
SQLSkills is an amazing resource for the SQL Server community. Between their blogs, white papers, and the SQLSkills Insider emails...
2016-11-16
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Is it safe to grant Administer Bulk Operations?
First I guess we had best start with definitions right? The permission Administer Bulk Operations and the role bulkadmin are...
2016-11-14 (first published: 2016-11-10)
2,328 reads
TSQL Tuesday #84: Zip to Speaker
Well, it’s that time of the month again. It’s T-SQL Tuesday yet again, and this time round it’s Andy Yun (b/t)...
2016-11-08
466 reads
The Halloween Problem
DBA: Help me! Help me! It’s Halloween! I have a problem! Oh won’t you please help me!
Ok, so that’s really...
2016-11-07 (first published: 2016-10-31)
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New indexes, hypothetically
I saw something like this the other day. My first thought was “Hu, never seen that before.” My second thought...
2016-11-02
872 reads
It’s a small world
As I write this we are packing to leave for Disney World, where my family and I will spend close...
2016-10-26
374 reads
Blogs
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
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....
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Negative and Positive Numbers
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Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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