sp_help_partition
If you are using partitioned tables, this may come in handy. I’ll keep it short and just post the code....
2010-08-08
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Getting Drive Info Part 1, sp_OA
This blog series will cover several different methods to collect drive information from a Windows server that is running SQL...
2010-06-29
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SSIS-DTS Package Search 2.0.18 released
SSIS-DTS Package Search 2.0.18 has been released. This is a bug fix release that addresses a problem with the search...
2010-06-08
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Living with DTS on SQL Server 2005 and 2008
The DTS support in SQL Server 2005 and 2008 is excellent (almost). Typically the packages and jobs do not need...
2009-11-02
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Which version of SSIS-DTS Package Search is right for you
The download page for SSIS-DTS Package search presents three choices:
SSIS-DTS Package Search for SQL Server 2000 on Windows x86SSIS-DTS Package...
2009-08-12
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Moving to Hyper-V
My primary development machine for the past 3 years was a 32 bit Toshiba Satellite notebook running XP named PROBE-DROID....
2009-06-04
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Anti-Virus Adventures
Denny Cherry wrote a blog post recently discussing whether to run anti-virus software on Sql Server machines. He said you...
2009-05-20
780 reads
SQL This, Not That – Episode 2
When creating a table with a column that will hold the name of a stored procedure that feeds an EXEC...
2009-04-30
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2009-04-28
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Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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