Setting up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
You can set up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) when you first create a database, or you can apply it to...
2018-01-26
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Matthew McGiffen
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How does Query Store capture cross database queries?
When I was writing my post Capture the most expensive queries across your SQL Server using Query Store a question crossed...
2017-11-16
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Avoiding confusion with SQLCMD variables
SQLCMD variables can be a useful way of having changeable parameters for your SQL scripts, allowing you to specify the...
2017-11-01
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Bug with STATISTICS TIME?
I love the STATISTICS IO and STATISTICS TIME commands. They are such a powerful and easy way to be able...
2017-10-17
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Setting up Change Data Capture (CDC)
As mentioned in my post Auditing Data Access in SQL Server for GDPR Compliance CDC can be a useful tool for...
2017-10-03
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When Deadlocks Become Art
We’ve all had to solve deadlock issues. Identify the two conflicting pieces of code, work out an appropriate change to...
2017-09-19
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Setting the Sample Rate for Auto Stats updates
SQL Server functionality can move on pretty quickly sometimes, and it’s not always all about the big features but the...
2017-09-12
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Viewing the Statistics Objects Used to Create an Execution Plan
A while ago now I was running some Performance Tuning workshops and was asked how you can find out which Statistics...
2017-09-01
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How to be a bad interviewer
In the monthly SQL blogging party that is T-SQL Tuesday (brainchild of Adam Machanic), Kendra Little has invited us this...
2017-08-08
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Manually updating Statistics
Even though SQL Server automatically updates statistics in the background for you, you may find there are times when you...
2017-08-01
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Blogs
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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