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
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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
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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
592 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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