What is the system_health extended events session?
Similar to the default trace the system_health session is automatically started up when the instance starts and collects information about...
2017-07-19 (first published: 2017-07-05)
2,186 reads
Similar to the default trace the system_health session is automatically started up when the instance starts and collects information about...
2017-07-19 (first published: 2017-07-05)
2,186 reads
Two years ago, we officially became MinionWare and launched the absolutely masterful SQL Server management solution, Minion Enterprise. For a...
2017-07-18
341 reads
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Historically it's been difficult to accomplish certain tasks in SQL Server.
Probably the most annoying problem I had to do regularly before SQL Server 2012...
2017-07-18
39 reads
I was reading Brent’s blog today and decided to make my own $250k dream car garage list. Mostly because I...
2017-07-18
266 reads
In this module you will learn how to use the Drilldown Cartogram Custom Visual. The Drilldown Cartogram is a map...
2017-07-18 (first published: 2017-07-11)
2,022 reads
There’s no substitute for mentoring. We’ve heard it before, and in various ways, but I think we tend to largely...
2017-07-18
361 reads
I was given the opportunity to do a little online interview. It’s primarily about promotion, but I thought I’d share...
2017-07-18
311 reads
The SQL Server Diagnostics Preview was announced just over a week ago It includes an add-on for SQL Server Management...
2017-07-18 (first published: 2017-07-04)
1,518 reads
I love Entity Framework. I also like (not love) nHibernate. That’s right, as a DBA and data professional, I’m telling...
2017-07-17 (first published: 2017-07-05)
2,790 reads
I’ll admit it, every time I think of Ohio I have flashbacks to the Drew Carey show. The show was...
2017-07-17
320 reads
Continuing with my takeaways from SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, let’s talk about...
By Steve Jones
Next year the PASS Data Community Summit is in DENVER! and London, but Denver...
By Steve Jones
Yesterday was the first day of sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit (after...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
Hi I have this query that is slow during the 'not in' part of...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item 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