Extended Events Permissions
A common question that I am asked about Extended Events relates to what kind of permissions are required in order...
2017-12-26
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Jason Brimhall
Extended Events Permissions
A common question that I am asked about Extended Events relates to what kind of permissions are required in order...
2017-12-26
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An Identity Crisis: Is it Profiler or is it Extended Events?
I have been working on this article for far longer than one might think is necessary for something of this...
2017-12-22
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An Identity Crisis: Is it Profiler or is it Extended Events?
Despite it being new, it seems there are a handful of "facts" already published about it that may or may not be accurate. Due to that, I want to...
2017-12-22
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Capture Index Maintenance Operations
If an application vendor has something built into their code to perform index maintenance, unbeknownst to you, that is a near-worst case scenario.
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2017-12-20
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Capture Index Maintenance Operations
One good database maintenance practice is to keep the indexes in good working order. This is typically done via index...
2017-12-20
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T-SQL Tuesday #097: Learning Plans
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I am fabulously late and therefor breaking the guiding rules that make up TSQLTuesday. Where’s the ruler to slap...
2017-12-18
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T-SQL Tuesday #097: Learning Plans
If you are not progressing, you are regressing. In the same vein, if you are not learning, you are regressing.
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2017-12-18
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Incorrect Syntax – What?
Intuitive errors are very helpful when trying to troubleshoot a problem. On the other hand, when we receive an error that is vague, we sometimes find ourselves wanting to...
2017-11-17
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Incorrect Syntax – What?
Intuitive errors are very helpful when trying to troubleshoot a problem. On the other hand, when we receive an error...
2017-11-17
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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