What is the database property “Compatibility Level”
What is the database property Compatibility Level? I don’t get asked to write about specific subjects very often but in...
2015-07-08
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Kenneth Fisher
Blocking and deadlocking on purpose
Blocking and deadlocking are not things you typically want to do deliberately. But sometimes you need to test error handling...
2015-07-07 (first published: 2015-07-01)
2,596 reads
Zero to Speaker pt 2
A few months ago I wrote a post about the fact that I had actually submitted a session to PASS...
2015-07-03 (first published: 2015-06-29)
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Which user function do I use?
Earlier this week I was scripting out a table with some legacy columns (InsertDate and InsertBy for example). If you...
2015-06-30 (first published: 2015-06-24)
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Modifying the “New Query” template.
TLDR; Search for and modify the sqlfile.sql file.
During a recent T-SQL Tuesday Boris Hristov (b/t) taught me about SET NOEXEC...
2015-06-23 (first published: 2015-06-11)
3,115 reads
Copying a TDE database from one instance to another
I got my first real world experience with a TDE (transparent data encryption) database recently. For those who don’t know...
2015-06-22
924 reads
Pass TV
Recently Adam Machanic (b/t) was telling me about an interesting effect of the top operator. When I asked for an...
2015-06-17
672 reads
A walk-through of creating the Activity Tracking template using Extended Events.
It’s the second Tuesday of the month and that means T-SQL Tuesday time! T-SQL Tuesday is a blog party started...
2015-06-15 (first published: 2015-06-09)
2,333 reads
Rename a database
Renaming a database isn’t something you do frequently but it does have bit of a gotcha. First of all let’s...
2015-06-15
611 reads
Multiple Windows Groups with different default databases
A question came up at work the other day, mostly as a mind game, but you never know it might...
2015-06-08 (first published: 2015-05-28)
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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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