Kenneth Fisher

My name is Kenneth Fisher and I am Senior DBA for a large (multi-national) insurance company. I have been working with databases for over 20 years starting with Clarion and Foxpro. I’ve been working with SQL Server for 12 years but have only really started “studying” the subject for the last 3. I don’t have any real "specialities" but I enjoy trouble shooting and teaching. Thus far I’ve earned by MCITP Database Administrator 2008, MCTS Database Administrator 2005, and MCTS Database Developer 2008. I’m currently studying for my MCITP Database Developer 2008 and should start in on the 2012 exams next year. My blog is at https://sqlstudies.com/.

What SQL version is my SSIS package?

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

When SSIS first came out there were huge numbers of jokes and posts about all of the problems and how...

2015-04-27

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Remotely shutting down an instance

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

This month for T-SQL Tuesday Mike Donnelly (b/t) decided to pick a topic to fit in with Ed Leighton-Dick’s (b/t)...

2015-04-23 (first published: 2015-04-14)

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Backup before you restore

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

You should always be recoverable. If you haven’t heard that before, take note of it. It’s important.
A while back...

2015-04-22

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The hidden security of msdb

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

To be fair it’s not actually hidden, just not so well known.
Have you ever wondered how to grant permissions...

2015-04-20

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Adding, altering or removing multiple columns from a table

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I was recently asked to do some fairly heavy modifications to a table. It involved adding 6 new columns, removing...

2015-04-16

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Make sure you back up the Service Master Key

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I’m by no means an expert in SQL Server encryption. What I do know however, is that the Service Master...

2015-04-08

818 reads

What is a CTE

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

CTEs (Common Table Expressions) are one of the most interesting and useful tools added to T-SQL in the last decade....

2015-04-06

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Port numbers and SQL Server

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I made a mistake the other day. I’ll admit it. I was wrong. Now I know all of you are...

2015-04-03 (first published: 2015-03-30)

9,155 reads

Microsoft buys the dictionary

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

It seems that Microsoft has finally gotten tired of all the jokes about the word “performant” or using “ask” as...

2015-04-01

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Clean out all bad characters from a string.

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I have a customer who is having a problem with a load. He is getting a fair number of bad...

2015-03-25

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Blogs

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan

By Brian Kelley

My most recent bout with imposter syndrome was with ISACA’s Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework...

Advice I Like: Celebrate Success

“On the way to a grand goal, celebrate the smallest victories as if each...

Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times

By Meagan Longoria

Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...

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Question of the Day

Increase Deadlock Detection

How can I alter the deadlock detection interval to 2 seconds instead of 5 seconds on my SQL Server 2025 instance?

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