Using Change Data Capture and CLR to Transfer Data to the Cloud
We were three: A DBA, a developer and a tester.
Our mission: To develop an ongoing process that will transfer one...
2013-07-23
1,505 reads
Best SQL Server Podcast and Video Sites (Hangout)
My friend Boris Hristov (Blog | Twitter) continues his Google Hangouts initiative, and this week he invited me to talk about...
2013-07-19
3,207 reads
New Hebrew SQL Server Podcast
Five months ago, I wrote a post about my love for Podcasts.
At some point, I started to think about starting...
2013-07-15
1,070 reads
My Thoughts about SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2014 is coming. Go ahead and download the public CTP.
I’ve just started getting my hands dirty with the...
2013-06-28 (first published: 2013-06-25)
2,856 reads
This Can Be the Best Thing in SQL Server 2014
New versions have bombastic and catchy features. But a lot of times, the little, hidden features are the ones that...
2013-06-26
1,488 reads
Nested Loops, Parallelism and Confusion
I’m 30 today.
In addition, it’s been 10 years since I started working with SQL Server.
In my twenties, I fell in...
2013-06-11
2,048 reads
Hangouts Session with Boris Hristov
I was invited to take part in a new initiative conceived by Boris Hristov (Blog|Twitter).
Boris wants to start using the...
2013-05-29
1,259 reads
Five Ways to Improve Your Productivity with SSMS
For most DBAs, Management Studio is the primary work tool.
That’s why properly using it can save a-lot of time and...
2013-05-06 (first published: 2013-04-30)
7,703 reads
Cool Tool – SQL Space Map
I came across a cool open source tool called “SQL Space Map“.
The tool, written by Ryan McCauley, presents a visual representation...
2013-04-17
876 reads
Weekly Links – 05/04/2013
I’m starting a new tradition:
Before each weekend, I will post links to the best SQL Server stuff i’ve read, heard...
2013-04-05
1,004 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Fear and Imagination
By Steve Jones
Fear is fueled by a lack of imagination. The antidote to fear is not...
Cloud Data Driven User Group 2025 – Slides & Scripts
The slidedeck and the SQL scripts for the session Indexing for Dummies can be...
Leading Through Change: Guiding Teams in Times of Uncertainty
By Chris Yates
Change is not a disruption in technology; it is the rhythm. New frameworks appear,...
Forums
Building AI Governance and Policies- First Steps
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Simple delete causes table scan on other tables with foreign key
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Show/Hide number of rows in table
We have a report that has multiple tables that list the top 15 performers...
Question of the Day
Checking Identities
The DBCC CHECKIDENT command is used when working with identity values. I have a table with 10 rows in it that looks like this:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 2 2 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 3 3 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 4 4 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 5 5 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 6 6 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 7 7 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 8 8 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 9 9 2025-01-11 2025-01-16 10 10 2025-01-11 2025-01-16The docs for DBCC CHECKIDENT say this if I run with only the table parameter: "If the current identity value for a table is less than the maximum identity value stored in the identity column, it is reset using the maximum value in the identity column. " I run this code:
DELETE dbo.TravelLog WHERE TravelLogID >= 9
GO
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog, RESEED)
GO
INSERT dbo.TravelLog
(
CityID,
StartDate,
EndDate
)
VALUES
(4, '2025-09-14', '2025-09-17')
GO
What is the identity value for the new row inserted by the insert statement above? See possible answers