Query to determine last statistics update for a database
Statistics are a vital part of SQL Server database engine, these are used for the query optimizer to create query...
2018-05-16
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Blog Posts
Removing servers from the SSMS connection dialog (Day 36)
One of the things that you will no doubt end up experiencing as a DBA is that you will see...
2018-05-16
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See you at SQLSat Dallas!
Looking forward to making the road trip on Friday and joining the #SQLFamily at SQLSat Dallas 2018 this Saturday. It's my first SQLSat Dallas since my last trip to...
2018-05-16
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Tea with Kalen! An interview with Kalen Delaney (#DBAsAtMidnight)
We had an AMAZING talk with Kalen Delaney – wait, you do know who Kalen is, don’t you? Rightfully, @SQLQueen on Twitter. Over 30 years...
2018-05-16
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The trials and tribulations of REVERTing from impersonation
Impersonation is a highly useful tool in your toolbox. With the EXECUTE AS clause you can allow your stored procedure...
2018-05-16
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Thoughts on the 2018 (and beyond) PASS Elections – Part 1
Last week Wendy Pastrick of the PASS Board posted PASS Election 2018 Timeline. It’s a good post for a few...
2018-05-16
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Webinar Followup: Overview of Azure Data Factory V2
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2....
2018-05-16
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Webinar Followup: Overview of Azure Data Factory V2
About 3 weeks ago I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I talked about Azure Data Factory V2. You can watch the recording here if you missed...
2018-05-16
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When Simple Parameterization…Isn’t
I’m desperately working to finish up a new version of my book on Execution Plans. We’re close, so close. However,...
2018-05-16 (first published: 2018-05-07)
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Change SSAS Tabular Data Source using TOM
We’ve all been there. You made some adjustments to your Tabular model and you deploy it to the production server...
2018-05-15 (first published: 2018-05-08)
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Blogs
What is ALM in Fabric?
By HeyMo0sh
As someone who’s worked with data for over 20 years and with many cloud...
The Most Successful Startups in 2025 — And What They Have in Common
By HeyMo0sh
2025 belongs to the AI startups. If you peek into the tech headlines, you’ll...
Blog a Day – Day 1: History of AI
By Vinay Thakur
it has been a year since i have not written much on the blog...
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A Quick Restore
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Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers