The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)
“The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)” error may occurs when executing PowerShell scripts using WMI query.
There can...
2016-05-25
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Blog Posts
10 SQL Server Data Warehouse Design Best Practices to Follow (Part 1 )
This past Saturday I had the pleasure of speaking at SQL Saturday #552 here in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida. My good...
2016-05-24 (first published: 2016-05-16)
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Changing Your PASS Credentials
I got an email today from PASS, noting that credentials were changing from username to email. That’s fine. I don’t...
2016-05-24
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Database Restore Fails with Msg 3154
Have you ever tried to restore over an existing database only to receive the following error message?
Msg 3154, Level 16,...
2016-05-24
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Live execution plans
SQL Server 2016 brings one of the new features – The live execution plan. You can enable it by clicking the...
2016-05-24
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Live execution plans
SQL Server 2016 brings one of the new features – The live execution plan. You can enable it by clicking the highlighted icon on the Toolbar. Then running a query...
2016-05-24
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Live execution plans
SQL Server 2016 brings one of the new features – The live execution plan. You can enable it by clicking the highlighted icon on the Toolbar. Then running a query...
2016-05-24
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On the Buckeye Blitz!
In just a few weeks I’ll be doing the Buckeye Blitz. That is, a tour of user groups in Ohio...
2016-05-24
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RAID your backups
Let’s start with a very brief definition of some RAID levels.
RAID 0 : Stripe your data across multiple disks. Writing a...
2016-05-24 (first published: 2016-05-16)
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Some Pester Tests for SQL Defaults
When I was at PowerShell Conference EU in Hannover last month (The videos are available now – click here and the...
2016-05-24
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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