Using @@ROWCOUNT can be a bit tricky
@@ROWCOUNT is a very useful system variable that returns the number of rows read/affected by the previous statement. It’s frequently...
2015-09-16
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Kenneth Fisher
What SQL Server components are installed on this machine?
Figuring out what components of SQL Server are installed on a particular machine has always been a task that has...
2015-09-14
618 reads
Where you should start when managing an enterprise
This T-SQL Tuesday we are hosted by one of the DBA’s of the night: Jen McCown (b/t). She want’s us...
2015-09-11 (first published: 2015-09-08)
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The default instance has a name
The default instance actually has an instance name. It’s MSSQLSERVER. This is probably familiar to a lot of you but...
2015-09-07 (first published: 2015-08-31)
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Learning Regular Expressions
I’m a regular watcher of the Midnight DBA Webshow and one day they mentioned regular expressions. Not a new term...
2015-09-02
952 reads
SSMS’s Clipboard Manager
The other day Richie Rump (b/t) mentioned something called a clipboard manager on twitter. I’ll admit I had to ask...
2015-08-28 (first published: 2015-08-19)
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The 30 minute rule
In one of my first IT jobs (back in the dark ages) we had something called the thirty minute rule....
2015-08-26
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Pulling data from the error log
The other day I was asked to pull a list of errors from the SQL Server log into a table...
2015-08-25 (first published: 2015-08-17)
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The tail of the log
The tail of the log
A little while back I was feeling overwhelmed by the number of blog posts ideas that...
2015-08-24
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Getting and storing a high precision datetime
Earlier today I was working on a project where I was recording some time stamps. In order to get as...
2015-08-13
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Blogs
Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones
By John
One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that...
Monday Monitor Tips: Native Replication Monitoring
By Steve Jones
Redgate Monitor has been able to monitor replication for a long term, but it...
Advice I Like: Art
By Steve Jones
Superheroes and saints never make art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art...
Forums
Think LSNs Are Unique? Think Again - Preventing Data Loss in CDC ETL
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Think LSNs Are Unique? Think...
The AI Bubble and the Weak Foundation Beam
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Question of the Day
A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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