A View Will Not Make Your Query Faster
Twice recently, one on a blog post, and one in a forum post, I’ve seen people state, unequivocally, without reservation...
2018-05-14
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Blog Posts
Blogging and when to keep your big mouth shut
I’ve been blogging for a while now. I’ve thought about blogging quite a bit. I’ve even done quite a few...
2018-05-14
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Day 14 MySQL sys Schema
MySQL 5.7.7 and higher includes the sys schema, This has View, Stored Procedures and Functions to gather the performance related information, as...
2018-05-14
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Defining FKs in CREATE TABLE–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2018-05-14 (first published: 2018-05-03)
2,923 reads
Digitally Signing a Stored Procedure To Allow It To Run With Elevated Permissions
Have you ever had the need to give elevated permissions via a stored procedure above that what the user calling...
2018-05-14 (first published: 2018-05-02)
2,417 reads
Handy TSQL for Azure SQL Database
I do not always use the Azure portal to make database changes or to check for certain information. I use...
2018-05-14
323 reads
I’m speaking: SQL Saturday Los Angeles 06-09-18
Hello California! I’m headed your way and will be speaking at SQL Saturday #773. The full schedule is live and...
2018-05-14
239 reads
Microsoft Azure – Azure Mobile App is available now
Hello friends, Please check the below link for my new post on Microsoft Azure Mobile App. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/51525.microsoft-azure-mobile-app-is-available-now.aspx
2018-05-14
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Monday morning comic 2018-05-18
Here’s the first issue of a new Monday morning comic series. Hopefully some of you all get a giggle.
2018-05-14
341 reads
Quick charts in SQL Server Operations Studio
Sample chart for quick insightsSQL Server Operations Studio will be a new tool for managing SQL Server, Azure SQL Database,...
2018-05-14
108 reads
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Identities and Sequences III
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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