Replicated Stored Procedure Execution
One feature that many of my clients are unaware of is that the batched execution of a stored procedure can be...
2013-09-04
2,118 reads
Will Assaf
Pointers For SQL Saturday Attendance
I recently got an email from another SQL Saturday organizer asking for "pointers for getting more attendees" to their upcoming...
2013-08-20
500 reads
Cannot find NT Service\MSSQL$SQL2012?
If you cannot find the virtual account used by the default settings installation of your SQL 2012 instance (in this...
2013-08-16
1,209 reads
Distribution setup SQL Server Agent error: "RegCreateKeyEx() returned error 5, 'Access is denied.'"
In the Configure Distribution Wizard, the step "Configuring SQL Server Agent to start automatically" errors with the following text:
TITLE: Configure...
2013-08-15
12,012 reads
Baton Rouge Startup Weekend
I'm spreading the word out about an event this weekend called Startup Weekend.
It's an event for developers, designers, and entrepreneurs...
2013-08-13
629 reads
Recap from SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2013
As the head of the planning committee for SQL Saturday Baton Rouge this year, I had the distinct pleasure of...
2013-08-04
809 reads
SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2013
SQL Saturday is a global event to bring Information Technology speakers and professionals together for a community-driven, community-attended free day...
2013-06-11
570 reads
SQL Saturday Baton Rouge Call for Speakers closes June 6!
SQL Saturday Baton Rouge Call for Speakers is open through June 6 (closes June 7 at midnight).
This year's pre-conference banquet...
2013-06-04
676 reads
Hunt Down Tables Without Clustered Indexes
This one's a gimme, but an underrated utility script when I enter a new environment and look for low-hanging fruit...
2013-05-09 (first published: 2013-05-03)
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Use the Default System Trace to Find Autogrowth Events
The SQL Server Management Studio built-in standard report for "Disk Usage" is very handy to view the performance-sucking autogrowth events...
2013-05-03
2,421 reads
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Two queries work until compared with EXCEPT statement
I've got multiple databases on 2 SQL 2019 CU32 servers , all using the...
STRING_AGG DISTINCT
Has anyone written a wrapper function (or similar) around STRING_AGG() to allow the retrieval...
In-place OS upgrade or migration to new OS?
Putting this here as we're currently on SQL Server 2019 installed on Windows Server...
Question of the Day
Rebuilding All Indexes
I have added a few indexes to one of my tables in SQL Server 2025:
ALTER TABLE dbo.CustomerContact
ADD CONSTRAINT PK_CustomerContact
PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID);
-- Create index on CustomerEmail
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerEmail
ON dbo.CustomerContact (CustomerEmail);
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone
ON dbo.CustomerContact (phone);
I then do this to disable one index:
alter index IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone on dbo.CustomerContact disableI see this when I check the index status:
I decide to rebuild all indexes with this command:
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.CustomerContact rebuildAfter I do this, what will I see for the index status? See possible answers