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/.

Filtering Object Explorer

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I absolutely love learning new tricks that can be done in SSMS. Everything from opening initial connections to both the...

2013-10-02

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Detaching a database

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

In my general quest to figure out the T-SQL to do common GUI tasks I did some browsing through BOL...

2013-10-01 (first published: 2013-09-26)

1,656 reads

The MERGE statement doesn’t have a WHERE clause.

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

What the heck? Even indexes have WHERE clauses these days. I can’t remember what I was reading when I saw...

2013-09-30

1,351 reads

DBA Myths: You can’t use an alias in a DELETE statement

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Recently I wrote about the myth that you can’t use an alias in an UPDATE statement. You can of course,...

2013-09-24

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sp_DBPermissions V2.0

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Last month I posted my stored procedures sp_SrvPermissions and sp_DBPermissions. I’m posting V2.0 of each with a few fixes. The...

2013-09-23 (first published: 2013-09-18)

2,448 reads

sp_SrvPermissions V2.0

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Last month I posted my stored procedures sp_SrvPermissions and sp_DBPermissions. I’m posting V2.0 of each with a few fixes. The...

2013-09-23 (first published: 2013-09-18)

2,076 reads

Brad Shultz’s blog on reviewing your database

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

This is possibly the best blog I have every read on the subject of reviewing a database. It is witty,...

2013-09-17

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DBA Myths: You can’t use an alias in an UPDATE statement.

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I’ve found a very common belief among users of T-SQL (both DBAs and Developers) is that you can’t use an...

2013-09-16

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Certifications: What are they good for?

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Since Microsoft decided to drop the MCM/MCA program there has been an enormous amount of discussion about the program and...

2013-09-11

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How do the fixed Database and Server roles map to more specific permissions?

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I recently asked what the difference is between granting SELECT to a user (at a database level) and adding the...

2013-09-09

1,019 reads

Blogs

SQL Training Black Friday Deals

By Brian Kelley

If you're looking for particular "Black Friday" deals, here is what I've seen advertised...

Dry-run xp_delete_file Before Actually Deleting Files?

Dry-run xp_delete_file Before Actually Deleting Files? xp_delete_file doesn’t really have a...

Happy Thanksgiving! (USA Holiday)

By Brian Kelley

In the United States, today is Thanksgiving. The intent behind the holiday is to...

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Which Object Definitions Are Available?

For which of these object types can I get the code when I run the OBJECT_DEFINITION() function in SQL Server 2025? (choose 3)

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