Database Drops in SQL 2012
In the previous article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get...
2015-07-06 (first published: 2015-07-01)
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Jason Brimhall
New Extended Events for 2016
As we begin to get a grasp of all that is available with SQL Server 2016 and all of the...
2015-07-06
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New Extended Events for 2016
As we begin to get a grasp of all that is available with SQL Server 2016 and all of the new features, it is a great idea to see...
2015-07-06
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Database Drops in SQL 2012
In the previous article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get dropped and the need to find out who dropped...
2015-07-01
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Adventures with NOLOCK
Some of the beauty of being a database professional is the opportunity to deal with our friend NOLOCK. For one reason...
2015-06-25 (first published: 2015-06-15)
3,422 reads
SQL Cruise Mediterranean+
This is a post that is looooong overdue. I have intended to write some of this at least since the...
2015-06-24
659 reads
SQL Cruise Mediterranean+
This is a post that is looooong overdue. I have intended to write some of this at least since the first SQL Cruise I attended back in 2013 (in...
2015-06-24
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Reading Extended Event File Session Data
Using Extended Events to trap/trace information allows the trapping of that information to various targets. One of the targets I will frequently tell people to use is the file target....
2015-06-21
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Reading Extended Event File Session Data
Using Extended Events to trap/trace information allows the trapping of that information to various targets. One of the targets I will...
2015-06-21
1,585 reads
Extended Events, Birkenstocks and SQL Server
I bring you yet another installment in the monthly meme called T-SQL Tuesday. This is the 67th edition, and this...
2015-06-18 (first published: 2015-06-10)
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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