MS14-044–Security Alert for SQL Server

I just saw this, but you should be aware. There’s a potential Denial of Service/Elevation of Privilege bug in SQL...

Renaming or Changing SQL Server Cluster Instance

Renaming or Changing SQL Server cluster instance process is bit different from renaming a stand-alone instance.
Refer : Rename or Change SQL...

Round() function in SQL Server

Round():-This function is used to round a numeric field to the number of decimals specified.

Syntax:-

    ROUND ( numeric_expression , length [ ,function ]

numeric_expression...

Snippet Alert: Useful dates (eom, bom, etc)

Common date values you may need to reference that you may not want to write from scratch each time.
Hope...

SQL Server – Aborted Online Index Operation & Observed Elevated Values for PWAIT_MD_RELATION_CACHE and MD_LAZYCACHE_RWLOCK Wait Types

Last week on one of our production servers (version 2011.110.3373.0), we’ve encountered a strange issue which is relatively new (only...

SUM() function in SQL Server

Sum():- This function is used to get the sum of values of the specified numeric column.

 Syntax:-

 Select Sum (column_name) from tablename

Example:-...

T-SQL Tuesday #57 – SQL Family and Community

Look at that, it is once again that time of the month that has come to be known as TSQL Tuesday.  TSQL Tuesday is a recurring blog party that...

T-SQL Tuesday #57 – SQL Family and Community

Look at that, it is once again that time of the month that has come to be known as TSQL...

T-SQL Tuesday #57 – SQL Family and Community

Maybe it is just me, but these monthly block parties seem to be coming around quicker and quicker as time...

T-SQL Tuesday #57: SQL Family

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic is SQL Family and is brought to us by Jeffrey Verheul (b/t). It’s an amazing...