Minion Reindex is here
We released Minion Reindex by MidnightDBA unto the world, accompanied by a press release on SQLServerCentral.com, and people have responded so incredibly positively. We’re quite...
2014-10-27
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Blog Posts
Reducing the size of the distribution database & improving transactional replication performance: Part 3
Part 1 of this series of articles looked at the intricacies of SQL Server transactional replication, and made the observation that the...
2014-10-27 (first published: 2014-10-20)
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Remove Witness from SQL Server Database Mirroring
1) After connecting to the principal server instance, Right-click the database & go to properties. Select Mirroring from left side option. 2) To remove the witness, delete its server...
2014-10-27
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Oh! I forgot When I took last Database Backup ? How to determine this? TIP # 66
In last few tips TIP #64 & TIP #65 we get information how to take backup & How to ensure it can...
2014-10-25
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Be Careful! Backups Can Bite You!
Here is a riddle for you…
You are requested to move a database from an old server to a new server....
2014-10-24 (first published: 2014-10-20)
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Find all triggers in a SQL Server Database
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What Are Database Triggers?
Do you know what triggers lurk in your database?
Triggers can be implemented to enforce...
2014-10-24
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Overview of Published Articles – 2014Q3
Here is an overview of the articles I published in the third quarter of 2014.
INTENSE SCHOOL
MCSE Prep (SQL) – Using Parameters...
2014-10-24
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Reblog: October 17 to October 23
Photo credit – Jenn and Tony Bot
Sometimes old stuff is just as cool as new stuff. Over the past few years,...
2014-10-24
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 42 (“Materialisation”)
Continuation from the previous 41 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
Important Disclaimer – I have started writing this blog post over 1 months...
2014-10-23
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Untrusted Foreign Keys
What is a Foreign Key?
Do you trust your foreign keys?
A foreign key is a link between 2 tables that is...
2014-10-23 (first published: 2014-10-17)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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