SSMS reset window layout (Day 37)
SSMS is a wonderful tool. You can drag Windows around, grouped with others, split, docked, undocked, hidden… it seems endless...
2018-07-02 (first published: 2018-06-20)
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Blog Posts
Strings vs Identifiers
A common mistake, and one I make frequently myself is to use a string in place of an identifier, or...
2018-07-02 (first published: 2018-06-20)
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DevOps Debugs the Demo
I had my 24 Hours of Pass session today, Database DevOps to Ensure Compliance, and my demo broke. At least,...
2018-06-29 (first published: 2018-06-12)
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Learning Goals –June 2018 Update
The June update for T-SQL Tuesday #97. I made a plan and it’s hard to stick to.
tl;dr – Very little done.
I...
2018-06-29
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Respectfully Responding
I typically don’t write opinion posts, but given recent events I thought it was important to follow up on one of my tweets....
2018-06-29 (first published: 2018-06-14)
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Azure Data Lake Store Gen2
Big news! The next generation of Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) has arrived. See the official announcement. In short, ADLS Gen2 is the combination of the current ADLS (now called...
2018-06-28
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Check instant file initialization and lock pages in memory options
Study your server reports do the work for you!
Instant file initialization and lock pages in memory are 2 windows operating...
2018-06-28
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I’m Speaking At SQL Saturday Baton Rouge!
I am excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge (#749) on August...
2018-06-28
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Minion Backup: Restore to another server
Minion Backup makes your SQL Server backups effortless, of course. And even better, it makes your restores effortless! Oh, yes….yes indeed. Today we’ll look...
2018-06-28
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Notes From SQLSaturday Houston 2018
Various and possibly amazing notes:
Because I waited too long the best flight I could get was into George Bush instead...
2018-06-28
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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