Database snapshot could not be created and the database or table could not be locked
DBCC CheckDB failed with error “database snapshot could not be created and the database or table could not be locked”
Error:...
2017-05-18
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Blog Posts
DevOps Basics – Connecting to a Git Remote
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-05-18
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Implementing Buffer Pool Extension
Buffer Pool Extension was released in SQL 2014 so it’s not new. It is also not advertised very much, but...
2017-05-18
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Removing an App Service Plan in Azure
In my previous postI adhered to my O-OCD (Operational OCD) and standardised my App Service Plan name to fit in...
2017-05-18 (first published: 2017-05-07)
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Setting SQL Server Max Memory Dangerously Low
Hopefully you know the relevance and importance of setting a correct value for max memory on your SQL Server. By...
2017-05-18
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Employers, let your people work from home
Work from home is, astoundingly, still not the norm in United States IT offices. This is ludicrous, because employees want...
2017-05-17
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Partitioning on a nullable column
tl;dr; If you are SWITCHing data into a table and the partitioning column is nullable you will need to add...
2017-05-17 (first published: 2017-05-03)
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Querying a Database
When we want to retrieve information from a database, we query the structure with language appropriate to the database. Remember...
2017-05-17
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Replacing an expiring SQL Server encryption key
So you’re using encryption in SQL Server, but you’ve discovered that the expiration date of a certificate is expiring. What...
2017-05-17 (first published: 2017-05-05)
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SQL Data Warehouse reference architectures
With so many product options to choose from for building a big data solution in the cloud, such as SQL...
2017-05-17
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Blogs
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
Forums
Querying Multiple Tables for the Same Information
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
Make It Routine
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Finding Gaps in Sequential Data Using SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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