Enforcing T-SQL quality with SSDT Analysis Extensions
What? Simply put, it is possible to include checks in the SSDT (Sql Server Data Tools) build process - you come up with a set of rules or start...
2014-12-30
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Blog Posts
Speaking Stats
I was updating my speaking schedule and CV, trying to get an idea of what might be planned for 2015....
2014-12-30
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T-SQL – How to Find Number of Words in a Given String
TSQL: To find number of words in a given string
Download the codehttps://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/T-SQL-How-to-Find-Number-533b6b39
DECLARE @DemoTable Table
(Col varchar(500));
INSERT INTO @DemoTable (Col)VALUES ('JOHN...
2014-12-30 (first published: 2014-12-26)
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T-SQL COALESCE Example
T-SQL COALESCE
SQL Server T-SQL coalesce simplifies the use of a case statement to find the first non-null value of your...
2014-12-30 (first published: 2014-12-26)
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“Pretty Plans vs. Performance” or “Grant Gets Pwned”
If you get an execution plan that looks like this:
I wouldn’t blame you for immediately thinking about query tuning. Especially...
2014-12-29 (first published: 2014-12-19)
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Brand Level Zero
It’s that time of year when people look back on the past year(s) and think about what they have and...
2014-12-29
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Do you want to build an Audit?
So I’ve written my second article for SQL Shack. This time instead of an overview of auditing options in sql...
2014-12-29
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SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance
As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the...
2014-12-28
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SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance
As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the database as the default database owner. This gives the...
2014-12-28
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Change Data Capture (CDC)–An easy way to track data changes of a database–TIP #79
In last TIP #78 we have discussed Change tracker (CT) which was introduced in SQL SERVER 2008. CT feature only...
2014-12-27
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Blogs
From DBA or Data Engineer to AI Engineer: A Realistic Path
If you spend your days tuning queries, managing pipelines, or keeping a production database...
Asynchronous Replication of Snapshots from an ActiveCluster Pod to a Third Array
I’ve been rebuilding my three-site SQL Server demo lab, and I ran into something...
SQL Server gMSA: Why So Many DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026
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Question of the Day
Rebuilding All Indexes
I have added a few indexes to one of my tables in SQL Server 2025:
ALTER TABLE dbo.CustomerContact
ADD CONSTRAINT PK_CustomerContact
PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID);
-- Create index on CustomerEmail
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerEmail
ON dbo.CustomerContact (CustomerEmail);
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerEmail
ON dbo.CustomerContact (phone);
I then do this to disable one index:
alter index IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone on dbo.CustomerContact disableI see this when I check the index status:
I decide to rebuild all indexes with this command:
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.CustomerContactAfter I do this, what will I see for the index status? See possible answers