Execution Plans in Extended Events
Extended Events is a wonderful tool. Execution Plans are also some wonderful things – or are a wonderful tool as well. Both of these tools are fantastic for troubleshooting. Combined,...
2015-06-17
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Jason Brimhall
Execution Plans in Extended Events
Extended Events is a wonderful tool. Execution Plans are also some wonderful things – or are a wonderful tool as well. Both...
2015-06-17
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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 or another this query directive (yes I am calling...
2015-06-15
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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 time we have been given the opportunity to talk...
2015-06-10
9 reads
Database In Recovery Update
Many moons ago, I published a post that contained a script to aid in easing the anxiety that comes when a database is “In Recovery”. When I pulled that...
2015-05-18
11 reads
Database In Recovery Update
Many moons ago, I published a post that contained a script to aid in easing the anxiety that comes when...
2015-05-18
485 reads
Monitoring SQL Server
Welcome to the fabulous world of blog parties, SQL Server and what has been the longest running SQL Server related meme in the blogosphere – TSQLTuesday. This month we...
2015-05-12
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Monitoring SQL Server
Welcome to the fabulous world of blog parties, SQL Server and what has been the longest running SQL Server related...
2015-05-12
559 reads
2015-05-11
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Audit who Dropped the Database
In the first article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database...
2015-04-15 (first published: 2015-04-07)
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers