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/.

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by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I won’t be able to make it to the PASS Summit this year but I still consider myself part of...

2014-03-19

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Start with stupid

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

True story: I worked in a computer lab many years ago and one day this guy (a grad student) checked...

2014-03-17

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:CONNECT in SSMS

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Those people who are familiar with SQLCMD will recognize this command. It is used to connect to an instance from...

2014-03-13

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T-SQL Tuesday #52: Keep your head down!

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

It is T-SQL Tuesday again and this month we are taking the road less traveled. Michael J Swart (b/t) has...

2014-03-11

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Impersonating a server level permission

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Warnings up front, this has some serious security implications. The method I’m going to use minimizes that somewhat but it’s...

2014-03-07 (first published: 2014-02-26)

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Characters you should never ever use in an object or schema name!

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

You can put pretty much any character you want into an object or schema name by enclosing the name in...

2014-03-05

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Using SQLFiddle

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

SQL Fiddle is a free website that you can use to demonstrate and save a query example in any one...

2014-03-03

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What’s the difference between a temp table and a table variable?

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I recently saw an answer to this question on dba.stackexchange.com written by Martin Smith. It was probably one of the...

2014-02-24

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Finally added a (t) to my (b)

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I feel like an old man opening a computer for the first time but I’ve finally signed up on twitter....

2014-02-20

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DBA Myths: An index on a bit column will never be used.

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Not true. (Or I guess probably wouldn’t be posting about it would I?)
Probably the first thing I should point out...

2014-02-19 (first published: 2014-02-17)

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Plan

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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

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

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Increase Deadlock Detection

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