Analyze Actual Execution Plan
One of the many new sets of functionality introduced in SQL Server Management Studio 17 is the new option “Analyze...
2018-08-22 (first published: 2018-08-06)
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Blog Posts
Azure SQL Database high availability
In this blog I want to talk about how Azure SQL Database achieves high availability. One of the major benefits from moving from on-prem SQL Server to Azure SQL...
2018-08-22
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Azure SQL Database high availability
In this blog I want to talk about how Azure SQL Database achieves high availability. One of the major benefits...
2018-08-22
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Format Query as JSON
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a file format used to transmit data from various applications, very similar to XML, it also used to stored NoSQL unstructured data, and because...
2018-08-22
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How to cause a simple spill to tempdb
Sometimes it’s useful to know how to cause a problem. Maybe you’ve never encountered the problem, and want to get hands-on experience. Maybe you’re testing a monitoring tool, and...
2018-08-22
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Is a SELECT statement always executed?
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-08-22
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Snapshot Agent Acquires schema modification (SCH-M) lock on all the articles of a publication
As the business requirement, It is very common to see a request for adding a new article or subscription to...
2018-08-22 (first published: 2018-08-06)
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SQL in the City, Fall 2018 – Join Us!
SQL in the City is coming up, and it's a huge opportunity to learn. Register now to attend the free online streamed event, and join the Redgate team in...
2018-08-22
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Distributed cache service stuck in started & Provisioning on CA page
Hello Readers,
As per Previous article, i tried to explain configuration of Distributed Cache in SharePoint 2013 environment. Same follows for...
2018-08-21
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FizzBuzz and Multiple Recursive Member CTEs
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Last week I needed to write a recursive common table expression. I've written them before, but it's been a while and needed to visit...
2018-08-21
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Reminded Me of the...
Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers