Dates and Times in SQL Server: DATETIME2
This post continues our look at date and time data types in SQL Server. SQL Server 2008 introduced new data...
2018-03-21
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Blog Posts
Extended Events File Initialization Failure
It should come as no surprise that I write a lot of articles about Extended Events (XE). This happens to...
2018-03-21 (first published: 2018-03-09)
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Moving a table using BCP and native format
You need to move a table from one instance to another with the following requirements:
The instances are on separate domains....
2018-03-21
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PowerShell script repository - SQL Server
A simple get-help output
PowerShell is a .Net based command line tool designed for automation.
It is recommended to script repetitive task...
2018-03-21
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Redgate SQL Test utility isn’t showing up in SSMS
I had recently installed the SQL Toolbelt from Redgate at a client site on a laptop they’d supplied me.
(Fantastic product...
2018-03-21
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SQL Performance – Using Query Hint OPTION (FAST N)
It is fun working with SQL/Application developer where you exchange a lot of technical thoughts to find the root of...
2018-03-21
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SQL Server Data Management Life Cycle
This is the second article in the “Backup and Restore (or Recovery) in SQL Server” stairway series (see the full...
2018-03-21
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Webinar: Identify and Eliminate SQL Server Performance Issues
I’m giving a webinar tomorrow, March 22, 2018, at 3 PM Eastern.
Free Registration Link
Here’s what I’ll be covering:
Are you struggling...
2018-03-21
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Which One is Better? IN or BETWEEN?
I just had an interesting case of performance tuning: a query with multiple predicates on a very large table. Something...
2018-03-21 (first published: 2018-03-09)
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An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture
An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture
In this series I’m going to be looking at enterprise architecture. Over the last few years...
2018-03-20
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Blogs
From DBA or Data Engineer to AI Engineer: A Realistic Path
If you spend your days tuning queries, managing pipelines, or keeping a production database...
Asynchronous Replication of Snapshots from an ActiveCluster Pod to a Third Array
I’ve been rebuilding my three-site SQL Server demo lab, and I ran into something...
SQL Server gMSA: Why So Many DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026
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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_CustomerEmail
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.CustomerContactAfter I do this, what will I see for the index status? See possible answers