How NOLOCK Will Block Your Queries
Photo by James Sutton on UnsplashNote: the problem described below applies to all SELECT queries, not just those adorned with NOLOCK...
2017-10-10
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Blog Posts
Kill a Connection, Session, or Command in Analysis Services
One of the useful features of the SSAS Activity Monitor is the ability to cancel sessions and queries. Though there is...
2017-10-10
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 71 – Timeline Storyteller)
In this module you will learn how to use the Timeline Storyteller. The Timeline Storyteller is a great way to...
2017-10-10 (first published: 2017-10-02)
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Toolbox - Fix Your FILEGROWTH
One of the items we usually flag in reports is FILEGROWTH by percentage. It doesn't help that for most versions...
2017-10-10 (first published: 2017-10-05)
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Checking Out SQL Vulnerability Assessment
Apparently there is a new tool from Microsoft where you can discover, track, and remediate potential database vulnerabilities. This tool...
2017-10-09 (first published: 2017-09-28)
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Microsoft Ignite US 2017 – Major Azure Announcements
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Microsoft Ignite is probably the biggest technical event that Microsoft host yearly with many major announcements across the entire solutions portfolio suite –...
2017-10-09
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Microsoft Ignite US 2017 – Major Azure Announcements
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
Microsoft Ignite is probably the biggest technical event that Microsoft host yearly with many major...
2017-10-09
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SQLCLR vs. SQL Server 2017, Part 6: “Trusted Assemblies” – Whitelisted Assemblies can’t do Module Signing
“Trusted Assemblies”, a new feature starting in SQL Server 2017, is a means of whitelisting Assemblies that one feels pose...
2017-10-09 (first published: 2017-09-29)
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The evolution of SQL Server towards Digital Transformation challenges
SQL Server on Linux boosts the database market for Microsoft. Support of PolyBase (a feature to work with Big Data...
2017-10-09
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Using xp_delete_file
First, this is an undocumented proc, and there’s nothing in BOL on this. Second, it’s a holdover from previous versions,...
2017-10-09
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Blogs
T-SQLTuesday 204: Are blogs still relevant?
This month’s blogging party is hosted by Jeff Ianucci – his challenge is to...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
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Switching Schemas I
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers