Quick tip: sp_configure and sys.configurations
In order to query the configuration settings of a server you can run this sproc:
exec sp_configureOn a default install of...
2012-05-16
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Matt
Setting up transactional replication using T-SQL
Replication is one of the more complex of the SQL native “HA/DR” technologies. There are a lot of moving parts....
2012-05-15
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Working with bitwise data in SQL Server
I was working with a group of students on a design brief. The brief was to partially implement a database...
2012-05-10
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Locked out of SQL Server.
This is a very cool and useful tip if you find yourself locked out of the sysadmin role in sql...
2012-04-30
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SQL Server 2005 backups in a hung state because of full text search process
I came across an issue today where a backup process was in a blocked state with a wait type of...
2012-04-24
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Apply SP1 to SQL Server 2008R2 on active/active cluster.
While researching the steps required to service pack SQL Server on an active active cluster I came across a lot...
2012-04-16
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Instant File Initialization Security Risk
A while ago I blogged about instant file initialization. A colleague of mine pointed out that there is a small...
2012-04-16
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Comparing users and role memberships between two databases
The other day I was asked to restore a production database into a development environment and then check the database...
2012-03-21
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Blogs
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
Forums
Inquiry – Enforcing ApplicationIntent=ReadOnly via GPO
Hello, I would like to ask whether it is technically possible to redirect a...
Calculating Geometric Mean in Power BI
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TempDB Facts I
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Question of the Day
TempDB Facts I
Can I set Accelerated Database Recovery on tempdb?
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