Welcome to BlobEater
I am an IT Professional from the UK with a huge interest in MS technology especially SQL Server and Azure. During...
2015-03-25
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Blog Posts
A 2015 full of DLM
After SQL Saturday Pordenone, I’ll keep speaking about DLM (aka ALM on databases) during the following events:
PASS Italian Virtual Chapter, April 14. I’ll demonstrate...
2015-03-24
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A 2015 full of DLM
After SQL Saturday Pordenone, I’ll keep speaking about DLM (aka ALM on databases) during the following events:
PASS Italian Virtual Chapter, April 14. I’ll demonstrate...
2015-03-24
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Combating the CXPacket Wait Type
Often, when DBAs are looking at total wait statistics on the servers they manage, CXPacket is at or near the top of...
2015-03-24 (first published: 2015-03-17)
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Configure SQL Server Agent using SMO
Saw this on twitter and thought I would throw it up on the blog. Easier than responding on twitter.
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo") | Out-Null;
$SQLServerInstance...
2015-03-24
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Exam Prep 70-463: SSIS Transactions and Checkpoints
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...
2015-03-24 (first published: 2015-03-05)
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Excel Tip #22: Combo Charts – Out of the Box Functionality
As I mentioned in my original post, Exploring Excel 2013 as Microsoft’s BI Client, I will be posting tips regularly...
2015-03-24
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Get-DiskSpace
My cheap and dirty PowerShell script for dumping the disk space usage for a Windows machine. It was originally some...
2015-03-24
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Gotcha! PowerShell Array Initialization, Difference between PowerShell 2.0 and 4.0
I like to initialize my arrays by strongly typing my variable as an array, and setting it to null. PowerShell...
2015-03-24
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My Specialty
So I was reading the following blog post by Brent Ozar and I think it finally hit me right between the...
2015-03-24
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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